Central nervous system (CNS) tumor trends in children in a western Canadian province: A population-based 22-year retrospective study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1131-1136

  Rosychuk, Rhonda J ^a,b   Witol, Adrienne ^a   Wilson, Bev ^a   Stobart, Kent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Women and Children's Health Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Databases L01.700.508.300.188 ; Epidemiology G02.403.290 ; Neoplasms C04 ; Pediatrics H02.403.776.610 ; Registries E05.318.308.970

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALBERTA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862773096     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6314-4     Document Type: Article

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