Carboplatin dosing in real life: Beyond estimating glomerular filtration rate and the virtue of simplicity!

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2019; 40(01): 155-157
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_8_18

Letter To Editor

Authors

Valliappan Muthu

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Navneet Singh

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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