Epidemiologic patterns of primary brain tumors in Iran

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-362

  Alimohamadi, S Maysam ^a   Ghodsi, S Mohamad ^a   Ketabchi, S Ebrahim ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Country comparisons; Iran; Primary brain tumours

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 59849109229     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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