International variation in the incidence of adult primary malignant neoplasms of the brain and central nervous system

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1593-1604

  Darefsky, Amy S ^a   Dubrow, Robert ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Ethnic groups; Glioma; Internationality; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350602047     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-009-9404-1     Document Type: Article

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