Central nervous system tumours in children: Epidemiology and risk factors

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2005, Pages

  McKinney, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; Children; Review

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IONIZING RADIATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMORS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING NATIONS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGIES; EPENDYMOMA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS; RISK FACTORS;

TUMORS;

ETHYLNITROSOUREA; METHYLNITROSOUREA; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ASTROCYTOMA; BK VIRUS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPENDYMOMA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVALUATION; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; JC VIRUS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOBILE PHONE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RARE DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

BK POLYOMAVIRUS; JC VIRUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POLYOMAVIRUS; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27144435124     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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