Incidence of brain tumours in two English counties: A population based study

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 464-471

  Pobereskin, L H ^a   Chadduck, J B ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Intracranial tumour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033807847     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.4.464     Document Type: Article

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