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Research Article

Radiotherapy or surgery for spine metastases?

A population-based study of 903 patients in the south-eastern region of Norway

Olga ZaikovaDepartment of OrthopaedicsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sophie D Fosså Division of Surgery and Cancer Medicine, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital;Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
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Øyvind S Bruland Division of Surgery and Cancer Medicine, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital;Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
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Karl-Erik Giercksky Division of Surgery and Cancer Medicine, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital;Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
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Berit SandstadClinical Trials Unit, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Sigmund SkjeldalDepartment of Orthopaedics
Pages 365-371 | Received 21 May 2010, Accepted 14 Dec 2010, Published online: 24 Mar 2011

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