Carcinoma of the lung and metastatic disease of the central nervous system

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1090-

  Austin, John H M ^a   Mujoomdar, Amol ^a   Powell, Charles A ^a   Pearson, Gregory D N ^a   Raftopoulos, Harry ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM METASTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SKULL IRRADIATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 57349090843     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.178.10.1090     Document Type: Letter

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