Gall bladder cancer in North Eastern Libya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 417-421

  Sarma, N H ^a   Ramesh, K ^a   Gahukamble, L D ^a   Fituri, O M A L ^a   Mangal, D K ^a  

^a Al Arab Medical University   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIBYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032110645     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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