Prevalence estimates for primary brain tumors in the United States by behavior and major histology groups

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 152-158

  Davis, Faith G ^a   Kupelian, Varant ^a   Freels, Sally ^a   McCarthy, Bridget ^a   Surawicz, Tanya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035404677     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S1522851700000569     Document Type: Article

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