The changing epidemiology of paediatric brain tumours: A review from the hospital for sick children

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 787-793

  Kaderali, Zul ^a   Lamberti Pasculli, Maria ^a   Rutka, James T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Epidemiology; Paediatric brain tumours; WHO classification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PILOCYTIC ASTROCTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOID TUMOR; SEX RATIO; TERATOMA;

AGE FACTORS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS, COMPLEX AND MIXED; NEOPLASMS, NERVE TISSUE; RHABDOID TUMOR; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TERATOMA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349238177     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0771-9     Document Type: Article

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