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Collateral Damage: Taxane-Induced Colonic Perforation

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    Jennifer Erdrich, Zachary J. Kastenberg, Michael A. DiMaio, Teri A. Longacre & Kim F. Rhoads

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Erdrich, J., Kastenberg, Z.J., DiMaio, M.A. et al. Collateral Damage: Taxane-Induced Colonic Perforation. Dig Dis Sci 60, 313–315 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-014-3305-1

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