Trends in the incidence and mortality of ovarian cancer in Denmark 1978-2002. Comparison with other Nordic countries

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1006-1012

  Kjærbye Thygesen, Anette ^a,b   Huusom, Lene Drasbek ^a   Frederiksen, Kirsten ^a   Kjær, Susanne Krüger ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Danish Cancer Registry; Incidence; Mortality; Ovarian cancer; Trend

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 25844457636     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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