The changing pattern of malignant neoplasms among females in Asir region of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 869-872

  Archibong, Eric I ^a   Sobande, Adekunle A ^a   Sadek, Ali A ^a   Ajao, Oluwole G ^a   Khan, Abdur R ^a   Fawehinmi, Olayinka ^a  

^a Abha Maternity Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Changing pattern; Female malignant neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0034278916     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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