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Low-grade gliomas in older patients†‡

Long-term follow-up from Mayo Clinic

  1. David A. Schomas MD,
  2. Nadia N. Laack MD*,
  3. Paul D. Brown MD

Article first published online: 17 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24444

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 17, pages 3969–3978, 1 September 2009

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Schomas, D. A., Laack, N. N. and Brown, P. D. (2009), Low-grade gliomas in older patients. Cancer, 115: 3969–3978. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24444

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

*Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905

  1. †

    Presented at the 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology, Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, November 20-23, 2008.

  2. ‡

    We thank the biostatisticians at the Mayo Clinic Center for translational science activities.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 17 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 26 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 21 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 19 SEP 2008

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  • National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). Grant Number: 1 UL1 RR024150-01*
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • NIH Roadmap for Medical Research

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