Infant cancer in the U.S.: Histology-specific incidence and trends, 1973 to 1992

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 428-432

  Gurney, James G ^a,f   Ross, Julie A ^c   Wall, Donna A ^b   Bleyer, W Archie ^d   Severson, Richard K ^e   Robison, Leslie L ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Cancer; Children; Epidemiology; Infants; Leukemia; Neoplasms; Neuroblastoma; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETINOBLASTOMA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; NEOPLASMS; NEUROBLASTOMA; RETINOBLASTOMA; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031406189     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199709000-00004     Document Type: Article

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