Morbidity and mortality of craniotomy for excision of supratentorial gliomas

Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1988, Pages 1374-1379

  Fadul, C ^a,b   Wood, J ^a   Thaler, H ^a   Galicich, J ^a   Patterson, R H ^a   Posner, J B ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Institute Nacionale de Cancerologia ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0023766236     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.38.9.1374     Document Type: Article

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