Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in elderly patients may portend a poor prognosis
β Scribed by Wai Hoe Ng; Tchoyoson Lim; Tseng Tsai Yeo
- Book ID
- 116674120
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 406 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0967-5868
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