Seasonality of birth in children with central nervous system tumours in Denmark, 1970-2003

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 185-187

  Schmidt, L S ^a   Grell, K ^a   Frederiksen, K ^a   Johansen, C ^a   Schmiegelow, K ^b,c,d   Schuz J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Danish Childhood Cancer Foundation

Author keywords

Birth; Brain tumour; Central nervous system tumour; Ependymoma; risk factor; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149236683     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604813     Document Type: Article

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