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Cryotherapy for the prevention of high-dose melphalan-induced oral mucositis

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    T Mori, Y Aisa, R Yamazaki, A Mihara, Y Ikeda & S Okamoto

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Mori, T., Aisa, Y., Yamazaki, R. et al. Cryotherapy for the prevention of high-dose melphalan-induced oral mucositis. Bone Marrow Transplant 38, 637–638 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705494

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