Space-time clustering of glioma cannot be attributed to specific histological subgroups

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-201

  Houben, M P W A ^a,b   Coebergh, J W W ^b,c   Birch, J M ^d   Tijssen, C C ^a   Van Duijn, C M ^b   McNally, R J Q ^d,e,f  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Glioma; Infection; Space time clustering

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; DATA ANALYSIS; EPENDYMOMA; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING;

EID: 33645109439     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-0003-0     Document Type: Article

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