Epidemiological aspects of craniopharyngioma

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 289-293

  Haupt, Riccardo ^a   Magnani, Corrado ^b,c   Pavenello, Marco ^a   Caruso, Silvia ^a   Dama, Elisa ^b,c   Garrè, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Cancer registries; Craniopharyngioma; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; ITALY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMANS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33646176586     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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