Cognitive status and quality of life in patients with suspected versus proven low-grade gliomas

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 618-623

  Reijneveld, J C ^a   Sitskoorn, M M ^a   Klein, M ^b   Nuyen, J ^a   Taphoorn, M J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENDER AND SEX; GLIOMA; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035852983     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.5.618     Document Type: Article

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