Cancer incidence in Oman, 1993-1997

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1035-1041

  Al Lawati, J A ^a   Santhosh Kumar, C R ^b   Mohammed, A J ^a   Jaffer, M A ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OMAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033187133     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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