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Review
. 2012 Sep;14 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):iv65-72.
doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nos210.

Practical strategies for management of fatigue and sleep disorders in people with brain tumors

Terri S Armstrong  1 , Mark R Gilbert
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Review

Practical strategies for management of fatigue and sleep disorders in people with brain tumors

Terri S Armstrong et al. Neuro Oncol. 2012 Sep.
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Figures

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Fig. 1.
Proposed model of the Pathophysiology of radiation induced fatigue-sleep cluster.
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