Colorectal cancer survival - Population-based rates in the province of Florence

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-195

  Crocetti, E ^a   Barchielli, A ^a   Buiatti, E ^a   Castiglione, G ^a   Zappa, M ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Population based cancer registry; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029906447     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199606000-00007     Document Type: Article

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