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3-D conformal radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide for patients with glioblastoma multiforme and evaluation of prognostic factors Cover

3-D conformal radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide for patients with glioblastoma multiforme and evaluation of prognostic factors

By: Yilmaz Tezcan and  Mehmet Koc  
Open Access
|Jul 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-011-0019-2 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 213 - 219
Published on: Jul 20, 2011
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Yilmaz Tezcan, Mehmet Koc, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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