The incidence of medulloblastomas and primitive neurectodermal tumours in adults and children

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1541-1544

  Smoll, Nicolas R ^a   Drummond, Katharine J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Epidemiology; Incidence; Medulloblastoma; Rates; Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867100842     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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