Introduction to a special issue on pediatric neuro-oncology

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1341-1342

  Fangusaro, Jason ^a,b   Chi, Susan ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTOMA; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EDITORIAL; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOMA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MORBIDITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 70449089596     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809338959     Document Type: Editorial

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