Diagnostic delay of pediatric brain tumors in Israel: A retrospective risk factor analysis

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-100

  Shay, Vered ^a   Fattal Valevski, Aviva ^a   Beni Adani, Liana ^b   Constantini, Shlomi ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Delayed diagnosis; Hydrocephalus; Papilledema; Pediatric brain tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORTICOLLIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84856698385     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1564-0     Document Type: Article

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