Radiotherapy as an adjuvant in the management of intracranial meningiomas: Are we practising evidence-based medicine?

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 520-528

  Marcus, H J ^a   Price, S J ^a   Wilby, M ^a   Santarius, T ^a   Kirollos, R W ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Meningioma; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGEON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 52749088808     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690802308687     Document Type: Article

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