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  1. Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    David S. Rosenthal MD, Anne M. Doherty-Gilman MPH & Elizabeth Dean-Clower MD, MPH

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    David S. Rosenthal MD, Christopher D. Turner MD & Elizabeth Dean-Clower MD, MPH

  3. Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Research, Pediatric Representative, Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Christopher D. Turner MD

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Rosenthal, D.S., Turner, C.D., Doherty-Gilman, A.M., Dean-Clower, E. (2009). Integrative Oncology as Part of the Treatment for Brain Tumors. In: Goldman, S., Turner, C. (eds) Late Effects of Treatment for Brain Tumors. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 150. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/b109924_23

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