Impact of treatment site in adolescents and young adults with central nervous system tumors

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Wolfson, Julie ^a   Sun, Can Lan ^a   Kang, Tongjun ^a   Wyatt, Laura ^a   D'Appuzzo, Massimo ^b   Bhatia, Smita ^a  

^a Department of Population Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; YOUNG ADULT; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INFANT; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; NEOPLASM GRADING; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907925142     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju166     Document Type: Article

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