Characterization and outcomes of infratentorial malignant glioma: A population-based study using the Surveillance Epidemiology and End-Results database

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 321-326

  Rineer, Justin ^a   Schreiber, David ^a   Choi, Kwang ^a   Rotman, Marvin ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Gliomas; Pediatric cancer; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 77952584637     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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