Trends of lung cancer incidence by histologic type: A population-based study in Osaka, Japan

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-15

  Sobue, Tomotaka ^a   Ajiki, Wakiko ^b   Tsukuma, Hideaki ^b   Oshima, Akira ^b   Hanai, Aya ^c   Fujimoto, Isaburo ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

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

^c Japan Assoc of Cancer Registries   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histologic type; Incidence; Lung cancer; Smoking; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0033045320     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1999.tb00659.x     Document Type: Article

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