Posterior fossa medulloblastoma in children and young adults (0-19 years): Survival and performance

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 451-455

  Helseth, Eirik ^a   Due Tønnessen, Bernt ^a   Wesenberg, Finn ^a   Lote, Knut ^a   Lundar, Tryggve ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Long term sequelae; Medulloblastoma; Radiation therapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032836716     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050437     Document Type: Article

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