Survival and treatment patterns of glioblastoma in the elderly: A population-based study

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 518-526

  Gulati, Sasha ^a,b   Jakola, Asgeir Store ^a,b   Johannesen, Tom Borge ^c   Solheim, Ole ^a,b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; Glioblastoma; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84868557522     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.12.008     Document Type: Review

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