Regional treatment of metastasis: Role of radiosurgery in brain metastases - Gamma knife radiosurgery

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2004, Pages

  Gerosa, M ^a   Nicolato, A ^a   Foroni, R ^a   Tomazzoli, L ^a   Bricolo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MELANOMA; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 9744230600     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh914     Document Type: Article

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