Comparison of stomach cancer incidence and survival in four continents

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1603-1609

  Verdecchia, A ^a   Mariotto, A ^a   Gatta, G ^b   Bustamante Teixeira, M T ^c   Ajiki, W ^d  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Cura dei Tumori   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^d OSAKA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confounding factors; Incidence; Stomach cancer; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE MIX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0038307690     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00360-5     Document Type: Article

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