Changing epidemiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hong Kong over a 20-year period (1980-99): An encouraging reduction in both incidence and mortality

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 680-685

  Lee, Anne W M ^a   Foo, William ^b   Mang, Oscar ^b   Sze, W M ^b   Chappell, Rick ^b   Lau, W H ^b   Ko, W M ^b  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Mortality; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENESIS; CHINESE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037455826     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10894     Document Type: Article

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