Incidence of retinoblastoma in the USA: 1975-2004

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-23

  Broaddus, E ^a,b   Topham, A ^c   Singh, A D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EYE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETINA; RETINOBLASTOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATIFICATION; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58349109868     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.138750     Document Type: Article

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