Pathology of brain tumours: The current state of diagnostic practice

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 407-412

  Weller, R O ^a   Ellison, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR GROWTH; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 0030254242     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1996.tb00911.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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