Neurosurgery for pediatric brain tumors

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-281

  Mickle, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EPENDYMOMA; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TERATOMA;

EID: 0031443483     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9091(97)80013-7     Document Type: Article

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