Childhood cancer incidence in India: A review of population-based cancer registries

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 218-220

  Satyanarayana, L ^a   Asthana, Smitha ^a   Preeti Labani, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY   (India)

^b LN Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer statistics; Neoplasm; Pediatric cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INDIA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LEUKEMIA; LIVER TUMOR; LYMPHOMA; RETINOBLASTOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84898604143     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-014-0377-0     Document Type: Article

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