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Correspondence re MASCC evidence-based recommendations for the management of malignant bowel obstruction

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  1. Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Niamh Cleary & Craig Gouldthorpe

  2. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Jenny Power

  3. Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Our Lady’s Hospice, Dublin, Ireland

    Andrew Davies

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Cleary, N., Gouldthorpe, C., Power, J. et al. Correspondence re MASCC evidence-based recommendations for the management of malignant bowel obstruction. Support Care Cancer 30, 7823–7824 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07147-7

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