Endoscopic Laser Therapy For Malignant Lesions of Upper GI Tract
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Medication-associated lesions of the GI tract.
At a Harben Lecture in London in 1908, German scientist Paul Ehrlich described the ideal drug as a “magic bullet” (Zauberkugel). Such a drug would be aimed precisely at a disease site and would not affect healthy tissues. Today, over 3.5 billion prescriptions are dispensed each year in the United States to manage a broad number of health disorders. Although many drugs are aimed more accurately ...
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عنوان ژورنال: THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR LASER SURGERY AND MEDICINE
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0288-6200
DOI: 10.2530/jslsm1980.3.1_307