Marked Multi-Ethnic Variation of Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Carcinomas within the United States

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 582-588

  Kubo, Ai ^b   Corley, Douglas A ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CARDIA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH CARCINOMA; UNITED STATES;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CARDIA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SEER PROGRAM; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342555652     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04131.x     Document Type: Article

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