Colorectal cancer in Scotland: Recent trends in incidence and mortality

Gastrointestinal Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 213-222

  Gray, R F ^a,c   Brewster, D H ^b   Kidd, J ^b   Burns, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Information and Statistics Division   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Epidemiology; Incidence; Mortality; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036912508     PISSN: 1475956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1475956021000011035     Document Type: Article

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