A study on pancreatic cancer in Chennai (Madras), India

Cancer Letters

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 221-226

  Gajalakshmi, Chittukadu K ^a   Swaminathan, Rajaraman ^a   Shanta, Viswanathan ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

Author keywords

Incidence; Pancreatic cancer; Prognostic factor; Survival; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; READING; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SURVIVAL RATE; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032498288     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(97)00392-3     Document Type: Article

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