Childhood medulloblastoma in Denmark 1960-1984: A population-based retrospective study

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-37

  Agerlin, N ^a   Gjerris, F ^a   Brincker, H ^b   Haase, J ^c   Laursen, H ^d   Moller K A ^c   Ovesen, N ^e   Reske Nielsen, E ^f   Schmidt, K ^g  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (Denmark)

^d Neuropathological Institute   (Denmark)

^e University Clinic of Neurosurgery   (Denmark)

^f Neuropathological Institute   (Denmark)

^g University Clinic of Neurosurgery   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Epidemiology; Medulloblastoma Childhood; Prognosis; Risk index

Indexed keywords

LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032909298     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050322     Document Type: Article

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