Epidemiological analysis of tongue cancer in South Australia for the 24-year period, 1977-2001

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-22

  Lam, L ^a   Logan, Richard M ^a   Luke, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b South Australian Cancer Registry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Oral cancer; Survival; Tongue cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TONGUE TUMOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SURVIVAL RATE; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646129201     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2006.tb00395.x     Document Type: Article

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