Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 100-107 , April 2008

Current Neurosurgical Management of Brain Metastases

  • David W. Andrews

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to David W. Andrews, MD, 909 Walnut St, 2nd Floor, Thomson Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.12.003

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 100-107 , April 2008

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