Epidemiological features of brain tumors in the first 3 years of life

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 547-550

  Rickert, Christian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood brain tumor; Congenital; Epidemiology; Etiology; Infancy; Pediatric neurooncology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031727780     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050270     Document Type: Article

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