Is the incidence of meningiomas underestimated? A regional survey

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 182-184

  Larjavaara, S ^a   Haapasalo, H ^b   Sankila, R ^a,c   Helen P ^b   Auvinen, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^d STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bias; Incidence; Meningioma; Registries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES;

EID: 46349101192     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604438     Document Type: Article

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