Abstract:Background: The central nervous system tumours (CNS) comprise the most common group of solid tumors in childhood and adolescence. Its incidence is increasing over the past decades in many countries and some environmental risk factors may be involved.
Objective:To describe the pattern of mortality from central nervous system tumors in children and adolescents in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1980Brazil, -2009 Methods: Mortality data were extracted from the Mortality Information System. Crude, sex-specifi… Show more
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