Adverse long-term effects of brain radiotherapy in adult low-grade glioma patients

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1285-1290

  Surma Aho, Outi ^a   Niemela M ^b   Vilkki, J ^b   Kouri, M ^b   Brander, A ^b   Salonen, O ^b   Paetau, A ^b   Kallio, M ^b   Pyykkonen J ^b   Jaaskelainen J ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0035933187     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.10.1285     Document Type: Article

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