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Original Article

Gender Differences in Patient-Rated Symptoms Following Whole Brain Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases

Kristin Harris The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Edward Chow The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lori Davis The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Hannah H. Chiu The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Nicole M. E. Bradley The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Meagan Doyle The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Kathy Li The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Emily Sinclair The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Elizabeth A. Barnes The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Cyril Danjoux The Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, USA
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Pages 11-15 | Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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