Malignant brain tumour mortality among children and adolescents: Geographical distribution in Spain

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-136

  Pollán, Marina ^a   López Abente, Gonzalo ^a   Aragonés, Nuria ^a   Ruiz, María ^a  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; Childhood tumours; Geographical analysis; Mixed models

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 0345517259     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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