Incidence, cost, and mortality of neutropenia hospitalization associated with chemotherapy.

V, Caggiano; RV, Weiss; TS, Rickert; WT, Linde-Zwirble

doi:10.1002/cncr.20983

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Incidence, cost, and mortality of neutropenia hospitalization associated with chemotherapy.

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Caggiano V

Weiss RV

Rickert TS

Abstract

Background Neutropenia is a common side effect of chemotherapy, often requiring hospitalization for treatment of severe cases. Neutropenia hospitalization (NH) rates have been reported in individual studies, but national estimates are needed.Methods Chemotherapy-induced NHs were identified in the 19...

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