Pediatric neuro-oncology;Neurooncología pediátrica

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 88-94

  Navajas Gutiérrez, Aurora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebral tumors; Neurooncology; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CHLORMETHINE; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; IRINOTECAN; LOMUSTINE; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE; TUMOR MARKER;

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EPENDYMOMA; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33750093546     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4302.2005118     Document Type: Review

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