Carcinoma of the esophagus: Are we different?

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 313-314

  Salih, Mohammad ^a   Abid, Shahab ^a   Hamid, Saeed Sadiq ^a   Ali Shah, Syed Hasnain ^a   Abbas, Zaigham ^a   Wasim Jafri, Syed Mohammad ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPEPSIA; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN;

EID: 21244490040     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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