Epidemiology of central nervous system tumors in children and young adults (0-29 years), yorkshire, United Kingdom

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 647-660

  Feltbower, R G ^a   Picton, S ^b   Bridges, L R ^a,b   Crooks, D A ^c   Glaser, A W ^b   McKinney, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Brain; Central nervous system tumor; Child; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS; RISK; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 5044230786     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010490501079     Document Type: Article

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