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Improving diagnosis of pediatric central nervous system tumours: aiming for early detection
Ran D. Goldman, Sylvia Cheng and D. Douglas Cochrane
CMAJ March 27, 2017 189 (12) E459-E463; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160074
Ran D. Goldman
Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics (PRETx) Program, Department of Pediatrics (Goldman), Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics (Cheng), and Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery (Cochrane), BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC; Child and Family Research Institute (Goldman, Cheng, Cochrane), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
MDSylvia Cheng
Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics (PRETx) Program, Department of Pediatrics (Goldman), Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics (Cheng), and Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery (Cochrane), BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC; Child and Family Research Institute (Goldman, Cheng, Cochrane), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
MDD. Douglas Cochrane
Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics (PRETx) Program, Department of Pediatrics (Goldman), Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics (Cheng), and Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery (Cochrane), BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC; Child and Family Research Institute (Goldman, Cheng, Cochrane), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Ran D. Goldman, Sylvia Cheng, D. Douglas Cochrane
CMAJ Mar 2017, 189 (12) E459-E463; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160074
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