Childhood cancer survival: A report from the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 659-666

  Johnston, W Thomas ^a   Lightfoot, Tracy J ^a   Simpson, Jill ^a   Roman, Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Epidemiology; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78650178429     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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