Measuring everyday functioning in patients with brain tumor: The long rows yet to hoe

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
² Department of Psychology, The University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

Editorial

Jeffrey S Wefel et al. Neurooncol Pract. 2022.

. 2022 May 11;9(4):253-254.

doi: 10.1093/nop/npac037. eCollection 2022 Aug.

¹ Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
² Department of Psychology, The University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

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