Brain stem glioma - A study of 111 patients

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 99-108

  Kansal, Somil ^a   Jindal, Anupam ^a   Mahapatra, Ashok Kumar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033139656     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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