A pathology-based cancer registry for black South African children and adolescents 12-year data analysis

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-68

  Lancaster, E J ^a   Banach, L ^a   Culligan, G A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033036014     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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