Ethnic variation in the incidence of stomach cancer in Illinois, 1986- 1988

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 661-664

  Cho, Nam H ^a,b   Moy, Claudia S ^c   Davis, Faith ^d   Haenszel, William ^d   Ahn, Yoon Ok ^e   Kim, Heomin ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ethnic groups; stomach neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH CANCER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029785524     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008978     Document Type: Article

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