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The epidemiology of neuroblastoma / Stefano Parodi and Riccardo Haupt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parodi, Stefano.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neuroblastoma--Epidemiology.
- Neuroblastoma.
- Neuroblastoma--Etiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (151 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first part of this monograph collects the more recent information about the descriptive epidemiology of neuroblastoma, providing a picture of its geographical distribution worldwide and describing the related time trend. The second part illustrates the knowledge about the etiology of this disease.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Incidence of neuroblastoma
- Survival
- What causes neuroblastoma?
- Maternal characteristics and exposures during pregnancy
- Newborn characteristics and birth defects
- Parental exposures before pregnancy
- Postnatal exposures
- Genetic factors and associated diseases
- Preventive factors.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-60876-796-5
- OCLC:
- 923658339
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