CNS tumours in south-western Finland: High location, high incidence

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1074-1076

  Aarimaa T ^a,b   Arola, M ^b   Salmi, T T ^a  

^a Units of Neuropaediatrics   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; CNS tumours; Incidence; Optic glioma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030861658     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb14810.x     Document Type: Article

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