Cluster clarity? Distinct symptom clusters predict impaired quality of life

Alasdair G Rooney^{1

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¹ NHS Lothian, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
² University of Edinburgh, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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Alasdair G Rooney. Neuro Oncol. 2019.

. 2019 Nov 4;21(11):1350-1351.

doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz163.

Alasdair G Rooney^{1

2}

¹ NHS Lothian, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
² University of Edinburgh, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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