Long-term quality of life and neuropsychologic functioning for patients with CNS germ-cell tumors: From the First International CNS Germ-Cell Tumor Study

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 174-183

  Sands, Stephen A ^a,h   Kellie, Stewart J ^b   Davidow, Amy L ^c   Diez, Blanca ^d   Villablanca, Judith ^e   Weiner, Howard L ^a   Pietanza, Maria C ^g   Balmaceda, Casilda ^f   Finlay, Jonathan L ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital   (Argentina)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^h NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0035403874     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S152285170000051X     Document Type: Article

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