Lip cancer in Northern Finland: Changing incidence and clinical characteristics

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 299-302

  Alho, Olli Pekka ^a   Keränen, Marja Riitta ^a   Kantola, Saara ^b   Riihimäki, Seija ^a   Jokinen, Kalevi ^a   Alho, Pentti ^a   Nuutinen, Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Lip cancer

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIP TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIP NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

EID: 0343628841     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0714.2000.290702.x     Document Type: Article

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