Statistical analysis of pineal tumors based on the data of brain tumor registry of Japan

Progress in Neurological Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-11

  Shibui, Soichiro ^a   Nomura, Kazuhiro ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Labor Welfare Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TERATOMA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TERATOMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349094870     PISSN: 00796492     EISSN: 16623924     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000210049     Document Type: Article

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