The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 81, Issue 6 , Pages 951-954 , December 1986

Incidence and nature of neurologic problems in patients with solid tumors

  • Mark R. Gilbert, M.D.
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  • Stuart A. Grossman, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationRequest for reprints should be addressed to Dr. Stuart A. Grossman, Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.

Received 3 September 1985 ,Accepted 25 September 1985.

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☆ This work was supported in part by a Keck Foundation Fellowship Award and a National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Grant CA-06973.

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The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 81, Issue 6 , Pages 951-954 , December 1986

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