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Response to the letter by Dr. Massimino et al. “Do we really need class 1 evidence to give adjuvant radiation therapy to childhood ependymoma?”

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Little, A., Teo, C. Response to the letter by Dr. Massimino et al. “Do we really need class 1 evidence to give adjuvant radiation therapy to childhood ependymoma?”. Childs Nerv Syst 25, 643–644 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-0848-0

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