Evaluation of pediatric intracranial neoplasm in Tabriz, Iran

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 465-468

  Miabi, Zinat ^a   Midia, M ^b   Midia, R ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS; Craniopharyngioma; Pediatric; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; MORBIDITY; NEURINOMA; NEWBORN; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA;

EID: 41749124549     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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