Emergency treatment of malignant extradural spinal cord compression: An evidence-based guideline

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1613-1624

  Loblaw, D Andrew ^a   Laperriere, Normand J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031900681     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.4.1613     Document Type: Review

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