Pediatric brain tumors

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 272-288

  Albright, A Leland ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; LOMUSTINE; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLASSIFICATION; EDEMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN; INFANT;

EID: 0027436869     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: 15424863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.43.5.272     Document Type: Article

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