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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Jun; 75(Suppl 2): ii24–ii30.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.040535
PMCID: PMC1765659
PMID: 15146036

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMOURS: SURGERY, RADIOTHERAPY, CHEMOTHERAPY

R Rampling, A James, and V Papanastassiou
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