Geographical variation in the epidemiology of esophageal cancer in pakistan

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-142

  Badar, Farhana ^a   Anwar, Natasha ^a   Mahmood, Shahid ^a  

^a SHAUKAT KHANUM MEMORIAL CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Geographic area of residence; Sex; Site of origin; Squamous cell carcinoma.

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 24944562878     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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