Epidemiological distribution of primary central nervous system tumors in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia: a local registry from neuroscience-affiliated centers

• Published in: Epidemiology and health Vol. 43; p. e2021037
• Main Authors: Kurdi, Maher, Butt, Nadeem Shafique, Baeesa, Saleh, Alghamdi, Badrah, Maghrabi, Yazid, Bardeesi, Anas, Saeedi, Rothaina, Lary, Ahmed I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 23.05.2021; 한국역학회
• Subjects: asia; brain tumour; central nervous system tumour; epidemiology; incidence; Original; saudi arabia; 예방의학

OBJECTIVES: Central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a major and growing global healthcare challenge. Western Saudi Arabia has an inconsistent data registry; therefore, the epidemiology of CNS tumors is unclear across the country. This study is aimed to assemble the epidemiological matrix of CNS tumo...