The relationship between tumor cell differentiation and age at diagnosis in retinoblastoma

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-25

  Madhavan, Jagadeesan ^a   Ganesh, Anuradha ^a,b   Roy, Joseph ^a   Biswas, Jyotirmay ^a   Kumaramanickavel, Govindasamy ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE ENUCLEATION; HUMANS; INFANT; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40849092627     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20080101-16     Document Type: Article

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