Clinical update: Recognising brain tumours early in children

Community Practitioner

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 42-45

  Paul, Siba Prosad ^a   Debono, Rachel ^b   Walker, David ^c  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b YEOVIL DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877002671     PISSN: 14622815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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