A study of colo-rectal carcinoma in the Asian and European populations in the city of Leicester from 1981 to 1991

Public Health

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-55

  Gee, I R ^a   Mayberry, J F ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian population; Colo rectal carcinoma; European population; Leicester, UK

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHNIC MINORITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER RISK; CANCER STATISTICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN;

ENGLAND(LEICESTERSHIRE); LEICESTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034065839     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900616     Document Type: Article

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