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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2007; 28(02): 4-5
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733209
Editorial

Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Low Risk Febrile Neutropenia: Time to Dare

Ashish Dixit
Department of Clinical Hematology & Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant Comprehensive Cancer Centre Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India
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