Overall cancer incidence and mortality trends among elderly and adult Europeans

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-96

  Vercelli, M ^a   Parodi, S ^b   Serraino, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0032005465     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-8428(97)10010-5     Document Type: Article

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