Neoplastic diseases in Aleppo, Syria

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 503-507

  Mzayek, F ^a   Asfar, T ^a   Rastam, S ^a   Maziak, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aleppo; Benign; Cancer; Incidence; Malignant; Syria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RURAL HEALTH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYRIA;

EID: 0036803045     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200210000-00014     Document Type: Article

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