Carcinoma of the oesophagus in Ibadan

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 307-310

  Pindiga, H U ^a   Akang, E E U ^a   Thomas, J O ^a   Aghadiuno, P U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0040094211     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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