html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 4 Chemotherapy for gliomas Annick Desjardins and Henry S. Friedman Précis Definition of terms Blood–brain barrier: highly selective permeability barrier that separates the circulating blood from…
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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 9 Health-related quality of life in glioma patients Katherine B. Peters Précis Definition of terms Health-related quality of life (HRQoL): for patients suffering from a chronic…
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