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Glioblastoma revisited: do clinical observations match basic science theory?

Radiosurgery: clinical observations

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Alexander, E. Glioblastoma revisited: do clinical observations match basic science theory?. J Neuro-Oncol 17, 167–173 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01050220

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