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High-dose corticosteroids for the management of dyspnea in patients with tumor obstruction of the upper airway

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  1. UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 008, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77030-4095, USA

    Ahmed Elsayem & Eduardo Bruera

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Elsayem, A., Bruera, E. High-dose corticosteroids for the management of dyspnea in patients with tumor obstruction of the upper airway. Support Care Cancer 15, 1437–1439 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-007-0305-0

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