Classification, incidence and survival analyses of children with CNS tumours diagnosed in Sweden 1984-2005

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1620-1627

  Lannering, Birgitta ^a   Sandström, Per Erik ^b   Holm, Stefan ^c   Lundgren, Johan ^d   Pfeifer, Susan ^e   Samuelsson, Ulf ^f   Strömberg, Bo ^e   Gustafsson, Göran ^g,h  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^h Astrid Lindgren Children Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood CNS tumours; Classification; Incidence; Population based material; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

EID: 69749093007     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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