Variations in referral patterns for hypophysectomies among pediatric patients with sellar and parasellar tumors

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-311

  Mukherjee, Debraj ^a   Zaidi, Hasan A ^a   Kosztowski, Thomas A ^a   Halthore, Aditya ^a   Jallo, George I ^a   Salvatori, Roberto ^a   Chang, David C ^a   Quiñones Hinojosa, Alfredo ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Disparities; Hypophysectomy; Pediatric sellar parasellar tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POVERTY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949269536     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-1014-4     Document Type: Article

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