Prostate cancer in Taiwan: Epidemiology and risk factors

International Journal of Andrology, Supplement

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 34-36

  Pu, Yeong Shiau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Latent cancer; Mortality; Prostatic neoplasms; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CANCER STAGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0034072902     PISSN: 13504908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2000.00012.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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