Medulloblastoma: Experience of a single institution

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 234-238

  Wolff, J E A ^a,c,d   Huettermann, U ^a   Ritter, J ^a   Straeter, R ^a   Palm, D ^a   Ruebe, C ^b   Kraehling, K H ^b   Jurgens H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Medulloblastoma; Survival; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031855620     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1043884     Document Type: Article

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