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BL
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724325
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b544044
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by Beat Thürlimann.
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Bisphosphonates in Clinical Oncology : : the Development of Pamidronate\ by Beat Thürlimann.
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| Publication Statement
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Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1999
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| Series Statement
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Recent results in cancer research, 149.
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(xiv, 113 pages 24 illustrations)
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| ISBN
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3540636897
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: 3642598455
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: 9783540636892
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: 9783642598456
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| Contents
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From the Contents: Mechanisms of Bone Resorption --;Mechanisms of Bone Formation --;Factors Regulating Bone Resorbing Cells and Bone Forming Cells --;Pharmacological Treatment for Disorders of Bone Remodeling --;Bisphosphonates --;Historical Background: From a Detergent to a Registered Drug --;Tumor Induced Hypercalcemia --;Malignant Osteolytic Bone Disease --;Pamidronate --;Pharmacokinetics of Pamidronate in Patients with Bone Metastases --;Dose Escalation of Pamidronate for Pain Control in Patients with Malignant Osteolytic Bone Disease --;Recent Developments --;Future Directions.
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This book provides a clinically oriented overview on the patho-physiological background and the use of bisphosphonates in oncology. New important findings on how to best use pamidronate in certain indications are given and put in perspective.
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Gynecology.
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Internal medicine.
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Medicine.
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RC261.B934 1999
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Beat Thürlimann
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