Headache characteristics and brain metastases prediction in cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-95

  Argyriou, A A ^a,b   Chroni, E ^b   Polychronopoulos, P ^b   Argyriou, K ^a   Papapetropoulos, S ^b   Corcondilas, M ^a   Lepoura, N ^a   Heras, P ^a,c  

^a General Hospital of Kos Island   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Cancer; Headache; Prediction; Predictors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645063233     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00621.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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