Epidemiologic impact of children with brain tumors

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 758-763

  Bleyer, W Archie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; CNS tumors; Epidemiology; Etiology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032731002     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050467     Document Type: Article

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