Medulloblastoma in children under the age of three years: A retrospective Canadian review

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-56

  Johnston, Donna L ^a   Keene, Daniel ^a   Bartels, Ute ^b   Carret, Anne Sophie ^c   Crooks, Bruce ^d   Eisenstat, David D ^e   Fryer, Chris ^f   Lafay Cousin, Lucie ^g   Larouche, Valerie ^h   Moghrabi, Albert ⁱ   Wilson, Beverly ^j   Zelcer, Shayna ^k   Silva, Mariana ^l   Brossard, Josee ^m   Bouffet, Eric ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^j STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^k CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^l KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^m CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Infants; Medulloblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANADA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MACROCEPHALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR BIOPSY; VOMITING;

AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650482845     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9799-2     Document Type: Review

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