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Letters to the Editor

Considerable improvement in survival for patients aged 60–84 years with high grade malignant gliomas – Data from the Swedish Brain Tumour Population-based Registry

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Pages 1041-1043 | Received 04 Oct 2012, Accepted 21 Nov 2012, Published online: 11 Feb 2013

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