Epidemiology of brain tumors

Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Davis, Faith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; CARCINOGEN; CHLOROETHANE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; FUROSEMIDE; HYDRAZINE; LEAD ACETATE; NITRATE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PROCARBAZINE;

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INHERITANCE; MENINGIOMA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOMA, AIDS-RELATED; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, IONIZING; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049130330     PISSN: 14737140     EISSN: 17448328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737140.7.12s.s3     Document Type: Review

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