The clinical management of intracranial neoplasms in pregnancy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-37

  Stevenson, Charles B ^a   Thompson, Reid C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BROMOCRIPTINE; CARMUSTINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INCIDENCE; MENINGIOMA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC;

EID: 14844365624     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.grf.0000153209.70749.d0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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