Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  George, Reena ^a   Jeba, J ^b   Leng, M ^b   Ramkumar, G ^b   Chacko, A G ^b   Tharyan, P ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS;

EID: 44949259118     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006716     Document Type: Review

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