Epidemiological characteristics of adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia and distal stomach in the United States, 1973-1982

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 293-297

  Yang, Paul C ^a,b   Davis, Scott ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARDIA CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIA; CAUCASOID RACE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEGROID RACE; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023718351     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/17.2.293     Document Type: Article

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