Brain tumours: Incidence, survival, and aetiology

Neurology in Practice

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  McKinney, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NITROSO DERIVATIVE;

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENESIS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD INJURY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MENINX; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VIRUS ETIOLOGY; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN REGION; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 2442665084     PISSN: 14737086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.040741     Document Type: Review

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