Increased incidence of prostate cancer in Nigerians

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-164

  Ogunbiyi, J Olufemi ^a,b   Shittu, Olayiwola B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigerians; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROSTATE TUMOR; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033090336     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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