Incidence of retinoblastoma and survival rate of retinoblastoma patients in Korea using the Korean National Cancer Registry Database (1993-2010)

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2816-2821

  Park, Sang Jun ^a   Woo, Se Joon ^a   Park, Kyu Hyung ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; Incidence; Korea; Retinoblastoma; Survival

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA; SURVIVAL RATE;

CANCER REGISTRY; INCIDENCE; KOREA; RETINOBLASTOMA; SURVIVAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; REGISTRIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84899712070     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14078     Document Type: Review

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