Primary brain tumor incidence rates in four united states regions, 1985–1989: A pilot study

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-112

  Davis, Faith G ^a   Maliriski, Nick ^a   Haenszel, William ^a   Chang, Jian ^b   Flannery, John ^c   Gershman, Susan ^d   Dibble, Rosemary ^e   Bigner, Darell D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Missouri Cancer Registry   (United States)

^c Connecticut Tumor Registry ^*  (United States)

^d Massachusetts Cancer Registry   (United States)

^e UTAH CANCER REGISTRY   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Incidence; Registries; Tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGISTER;

EID: 0029986439     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109895     Document Type: Article

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