Birth month and risk of glioma in adults: A registry-based study in Bavaria

Chronobiology International

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 282-292

  Staykov, Dimitre ^a   Radespiel Tröger, Martin ^a,b   Meyer, Martin ^b   Petsch, Sabrina ^a   Schwab, Stefan ^a   Handschu, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Population Based Cancer Registry Bavaria   (Germany)

Author keywords

Etiology; Glioma; Risk; Season of birth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PARTURITION; PERIODICITY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 60549103260     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520902761778     Document Type: Article

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