Understanding variations in survival for colorectal cancer in Europe: A eurocare high resolution study

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Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 533-538

  Gatta, G ^a   Ponz De Leon, M ⁱ   Pottier, D ^j   Raverdy, N ^c   Williams, E M I ^k   Berrino, F ^a   Capocaccia, R ^b   Sant, M ^a   Bell, C M J ^c   Coebergh, J W W ^d   Damhuis, R A M ^e   Faivre, J ^f   Martinez Garcia, C ^g   Pawlega, J ^h  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Thames Cancer Registry ^*  (France)

^d Erasmus University Rotterdam and Eindhoven Cancer Registry   (Netherlands)

^e Integraal Kankercentrum Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^g ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^h JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^j Calvados Digestive Cancer Registry   (France)

^k Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Europe; Population based cancer registries; Stage at diagnosis; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033805066     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.47.4.533     Document Type: Article

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