Seasonal variations in the presentation and growth of thyroid cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1174-1179

  Akslen, L A ^a,c   Sothern, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

S phase G2M phase; Proliferation; Season; Thyroid cancer; Tumour diameter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THYROID CANCER; TUMOR VOLUME; WINTER;

EID: 0031905740     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.195     Document Type: Article

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