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New methods to assess trends in neuro-oncological care

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Research Laboratory, 1550 Orleans Street, Cancer Research Building II Room 253, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA

    Debraj Mukherjee & Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

  2. Department of Surgery, Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Research Laboratory, 1550 Orleans Street, Cancer Research Building II Room 253, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA

    David C. Chang

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Mukherjee, D., Chang, D.C. & Quiñones-Hinojosa, A. New methods to assess trends in neuro-oncological care. J Neurooncol 97, 155–156 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-009-9999-9

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Keywords

  • Nationwide Inpatient Sample
  • Brain Tumor Patient
  • Cancer Clinical Trial
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Patient Immigration