Observations on the proposed relationship between infection burden and early malignancy in developing countries (e.g., India)

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-236

  Vijh, Ashok K ^a  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MITOSIS INHIBITION; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE;

EID: 1342332200     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(03)00339-6     Document Type: Article

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