The global burden of cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Sener, Stephen F ^a,b,c   Grey, Nathan ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; PAIN; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 26244433688     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20335     Document Type: Editorial

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