Brain Tumors E-Book: An Encyclopedic Approach

Brain Tumors E-Book: An Encyclopedic Approach
ISBN-10
0702048186
ISBN-13
9780702048180
Category
Medical
Pages
1088
Language
English
Published
2011-12-06
Publisher
Elsevier Health Sciences
Authors
Andrew H. Kaye, Edward R. Laws Jr

Description

Meet the increasing need for effective brain tumor management with the highly anticipated revision of Brain Tumors by Drs. Andrew H. Kaye and Edward R. Laws. Over the past decade, enormous advances have been made in both the diagnosis and the surgical and radiotherapeutic management of brain tumors. This new edition guides you through the latest developments in the field, including hot topics like malignant gliomas, functional brain mapping, neurogenetics and the molecular biology of brain tumors, and biologic and gene therapy. Benefit from the knowledge and experience of Drs. Andrew H. Kaye and Edward R. Laws, globally recognized experts in the field of neurosurgery, as well as many other world authorities.

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