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Outcome of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients with brain metastases in a routine clinical setting Cover

Outcome of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients with brain metastases in a routine clinical setting

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|Jan 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-012-0007-1 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 54 - 59
Published on: Jan 2, 2012
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2012 Mirko Lekic, Viljem Kovac, Nadja Triller, Lea Knez, Aleksander Sadikov, Tanja Cufer, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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