Diagnostic problems in children with primary brain tumors treated in Children's Memorial Health Institute;Trudności diagnostyczne w rozpoznawaniu nowotworów mózgu u dzieci w materiale Kliniki Onkologii Instytutu "Pomnik-Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka"

Pediatria Polska

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-36

  Perek, Danuta ^a   Drogosiewicz, Monika ^a   Dembowska Bagińska, Bozenna ^a   Perek Polnik, Marta ^a   Filipek, Iwona ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Children; Diagnostic problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; PEDIATRICIAN; STOMACH DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 14244267591     PISSN: 00313939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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