Why are brain tumours still being missed?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 148-151

  Edgeworth, Jennifer ^a   Bullock, Peter ^b,c   Bailey, Anthony ^a   Gallagher, Andrew ^b   Crouchman, Marion ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Maudsley Neurosurgical Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; Diagnosis; Presentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

EID: 0030056874     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.74.2.148     Document Type: Article

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