Quality-of-life assessment in patients who had been surgically treated for cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma in childhood

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 229-234

  Pompili, Alfredo ^a   Caperle, Marco ^a   Pace, Andrea ^a   Ramazzotti, Valerio ^a   Raus, Laura ^a   Jandolo, Bruno ^a   Occhipinti, Emanuele ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain tumor; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; ONSET AGE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0036123479     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.96.2.0229     Document Type: Article

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