Functional outcome after low-grade astrocytoma treatment in childhood

Cancer

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 396-402

  Aarsen, Femke K ^a   Paquier, Philippe F ^b,c,d   Reddingius, Roel E ^a   Streng, Isabelle C ^a   Arts, Willem Frans M ^a   Evera Preesman, Marjon ^a   Catsman Berrevoets, Coriene E ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Behavior; Children; Low grade; Outcome; Pilocytic; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30744453240     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21612     Document Type: Article

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