Grade of malignancy of cervical cancer in regions of Uganda with varying malarial endemicity

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 737-741

  Odida, Michael ^a   Schmauz, Rolf ^b   Lwanga, Stephen K ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^c Statistician and Health Information Specialist   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Immunodeficiency; Malaria; Malignancy grade; Tropical Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIFESTYLE; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UGANDA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; REGISTRIES; UGANDA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036114260     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10384     Document Type: Article

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