Neurocognitive development of children after a cerebellar tumor in infancy: A longitudinal study

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3476-3486

  Copeland, Donna R ^a   DeMoor, Carl ^a   Moore III, Bartlett D ^a   Ater, Joann L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032701093     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.11.3476     Document Type: Article

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