Epidemiology of primary central nervous system neoplasms: Ii: Case-control study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1970, Pages 467-485

  Choi, Nung Won ^a   Schuman, Leonard M ^b   Gullen, Warren H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasma; Central nervous system; Glioma; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

RH HR BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; DELIVERY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GENETICS; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGE; MINNESOTA; NEURILEMMOMA; PREGNANCY; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; SMOKING; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0014781148     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121158     Document Type: Article

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