A short impact of epidemiological features of colorectal cancer in Iran

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Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 291-294

  Pahlavan, Payam Samareh ^a   Jensen, Katrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Epidemiology; Iran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IRAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 26444432801     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160509100401     Document Type: Article

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