Health-related quality of life in glioma patients in China.

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Published in BMC Cancer on June 18, 2010

Authors

Jin-xiang Cheng1, Bo-lin Liu, Xiang Zhang, Wei Lin, Yong-qiang Zhang, Wei-ping Liu, Jian-ning Zhang, Hong Lin, Rui Wang, Hong Yin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.

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