Cross-country comparisons of colon and rectal cancer mortality suggest the existence of differences in risk factors in eastern and western Europe

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-71

  Moore, M A ^a   Kunimoto, T ^a   Park, C B ^a   Takasuka, N ^a   Tsuda, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Colon and rectum; Country comparisons; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0032982169     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199902000-00010     Document Type: Article

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