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. 2004 Jun;75(Suppl 2):ii24–ii30. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.040535

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

R Rampling, A James, V Papanastassiou
PMCID: PMC1765659  PMID: 15146036

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