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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: the end of the beginning?
  1. Arun V Krishnan1,
  2. Susanna B Park2
  1. 1Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  2. 2Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Arun Krishnan, Translational Neuroscience Facility, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Room 313, Wallace Wurth Building, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Arun.Krishnan{at}unsw.edu.au

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  • Contributors Both authors contributed to drafting of this manuscript and to approval of the final version.

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