Primary radiotherapy for childhood ependymoma? - Author's reply

Lancet Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 760-761

  Grundy, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPENDYMOMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; METASTASIS; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SALVAGE THERAPY;

EID: 34548185460     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(07)70255-3     Document Type: Letter

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