Incidence of adenocarcinoma of the prostate in Asian immigrants to the United States and their descendants

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 152-155

  Cook, Linda S ^a   Goldoft, Marcia ^a   Schwartz, Stephen M ^a   Weiss, Noel S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032846010     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62086-X     Document Type: Article

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