Long term results of multimodality treatment of craniopharyngioma in children

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-203

  Vernet, Olivier ^a,b   Montes, José L ^a   Farmer, Jean Pierre ^a   Blundell, John E ^a   Bertrand, Gilles ^a   Freeman, Carolyn R ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004808463     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(99)90502-7     Document Type: Article

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