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Glioblastoma in the elderly

The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Experience (1997-2007)

  1. Fabio M. Iwamoto MD1,†,
  2. Anna R. Cooper MPH1,†,
  3. Anne S. Reiner MPH2,
  4. Lakshmi Nayak MD3,
  5. Lauren E. Abrey MD1,‡,*

Article first published online: 29 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24413

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 16, pages 3758–3766, 15 August 2009

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Iwamoto, F. M., Cooper, A. R., Reiner, A. S., Nayak, L. and Abrey, L. E. (2009), Glioblastoma in the elderly. Cancer, 115: 3758–3766. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24413

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  1. 1

    Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

  2. 2

    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

  3. 3

    Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York

  1. †

    The first 2 authors contributed equally to this article.

  2. ‡

    Fax: (917) 432-2310

*Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 29 MAY 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 7 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 17 NOV 2008

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  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program

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