Management of retinoblastoma with radiation

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-23

  Punita Lal, ^b   Biswal, B M ^b   Mohanti, B K ^b   Rath, G K ^b   Ghose, S ^b   Vasantha, T ^b   Sharma, D N ^a   Arya, L S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA TUMOR; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035221178     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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