Trends in incidence of childhood cancer in Australia, 1983-2006

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 620-626

  Baade, P D ^a,b   Youlden, D R ^a   Valery, P C ^c,d   Hassall, T ^e   Ward, L ^a   Green, A C ^c   Aitken, J F ^a,d  

^a VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Childhood; Leukaemia; Lymphoma; Paediatric; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CARCINOMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76349083365     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605503     Document Type: Article

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