Trends in incidence of primary brain tumors in the United States, 1985-1994

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 141-151

  Jukich, Patti J ^a,b   McCarthy, Bridget J ^a,b   Surawicz, Tanya S ^a,b   Freels, Sally ^a,b   Davis, Faith G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Central Brain Tumor Registry of US   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047686196     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/15228517-3-3-141     Document Type: Article

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