Ethnic disparity of pancreatic cancer in New Zealand

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 137-145

  Phillips, Anthony R J ^a   Lawes, Carlene M M ^a   Cooper, Garth J S ^a   Windsor, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Age standardized rate; Epidemiology; Incidence; Maori; New Zealand; Pacific; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036938148     PISSN: 01694197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/ijgc:31:1-3:137     Document Type: Review

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