Epidemiology of kaposi's sarcoma in the Nordic countries before the AIDS epidemic

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1499-1502

  Hjalgrim, H ^a   Melbye, M ^a   Pukkala, E ^b   Langmark, F ^c   Frisch, M ^a,d   Dictor, M ^e   Ekbom, A ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Kaposi's sarcoma; Nordic countries

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029828924     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.572     Document Type: Article

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