Is the incidence of brain tumors really increasing? A population-based analysis from a cancer registry

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 589-594

  Caldarella, Adele ^a   Crocetti, Emanuele ^a   Paci, Eugenio ^a  

^a Institute for Study and Cancer Prevention ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cancer registry; Population based analysis; Tumor incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEWBORN; PILOCYSTIC ASTROCYTOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; TREND STUDY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80052624293     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0533-5     Document Type: Article

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