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Clinical studies of incidental intracranial meningiomas—towards high-quality evidence-based practice

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  1. Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L9 7LJ, UK

    Abdurrahman I. Islim, Kirsty J. Martin-McGill, Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona & Michael D. Jenkinson

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L9 7LJ, UK

    Abdurrahman I. Islim, Christopher P. Millward, Andrew R. Brodbelt & Michael D. Jenkinson

  3. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    Thomas Santarius

  4. Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James’s, University of Leeds and Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Ryan K. Mathew

  5. Department of Clinical Oncology, The Clatterbridge Cancer NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral, UK

    Brian J. Haylock

  6. Department of Neuroradiology, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

    Samantha J. Mills

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Islim, A.I., Millward, C.P., Martin-McGill, K.J. et al. Clinical studies of incidental intracranial meningiomas—towards high-quality evidence-based practice. Acta Neurochir 162, 673–674 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-020-04214-y

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