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A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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Risk of surgical site infection in 401 consecutive patients with glioblastoma with and without carmustine wafer implantation

Kaisorn L. ChaichanaDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lyonell KoneDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Chetan BettegowdaDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Jon D. WeingartDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Alessandro OliviDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Michael LimDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Alfredo Quinones-HinojosaDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Gary L. GalliaDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Henry BremDepartments of NeurosurgeryOncology, Ophthalmology, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Pages 717-726 | Published online: 28 Apr 2015

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