Childhood medulloblastoma in Ontario, 1977-1987: Population-based results

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Danjoux, Cyril E ^a,h   Jenkin, R Derek T ^a   McLaughlin, John ^a   Grimard, Laval ^b   Gaspar, Laurie E ^c   Dar, A Rashid ^c   Fisher, Barbara ^c   Whitton, Anthony C ^d   Kraus, Vera ^e   Springer, Colvin D ^f   Kotalik, Jaroslav F ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Centre   (Canada)

^c London RCC   (Canada)

^d Hamilton RCC   (Canada)

^e Kingston RCC   (Canada)

^f Windsor RCC   (Canada)

^g Thunder Bay RCC   (Canada)

^h DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Medulloblastoma; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; ONTARIO; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029655557     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-911X(199601)26:1<1::AID-MPO1>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Review

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