Discrepancies in Cancer Mortality Estimates

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 548-551

  Goldman, Ernesto ^a   Fisher, James L ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality rate; Cancer probability of death

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33646053460     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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