Patterns of childhood solid tumor incidence in Northern Israel, 1973- 1990

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 525-537

  Roguin, Ariel ^a   Linn, Shai ^a   Dale, Janet ^a   Arush, Myriam Weyl Ben ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Epidemiology; Incidence; Israel; Jews; Lymphoma; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 0030707917     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019709030909     Document Type: Article

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