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Early CNS toxicity after intrathecal methotrexate

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  1. Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute, 18 Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai, 600 036, India

    Sanju Cyriac, Rejiv Rajendranath & T. G. Sagar

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Cyriac, S., Rajendranath, R. & Sagar, T.G. Early CNS toxicity after intrathecal methotrexate. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 24, 186–187 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-008-0045-4

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