Significance and usefulness of cancer registries

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 343-350

  Oshima, Akira ^a   Ajiki, Wakiko ^a   Tanaka, Hideo ^a   Tsukuma, Hideaki ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer control; Cancer registry; Hospital based; Population based; Site specific

Indexed keywords

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032463478     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00539211     Document Type: Review

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