Current standards in the management of cerebral metastases

International Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Goetz, Pablo ^a   Ebinu, Julius O ^a   Roberge, David ^b   Zadeh, Gelareh ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84866152282     PISSN: 20901402     EISSN: 20901410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/493426     Document Type: Review

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