Mortality from primary malignant brain tumors in the province of Bologna, Italy, 1986-1988

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 355-359

  Fiorani, L ^a   Ferro, S ^a   Giovannini, A ^a   Palazzini, A ^b   Azzimondi, G ^a   D'Alessandro, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

brain tumors; death certificates; malignant; mortality; primary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0029904434     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00009.x     Document Type: Article

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