Cancer profile of hyderabad, pakistan 1998-2002

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 474-480

  Yasmin, Bhurgri ^a,b   Asif, Bhurgri ^a   Shahid, Pervez ^b   Mishaal, Bhurgri ^a   Naila, Kayani ^b   Rashida, Ahmed ^b   Ahmed, Usman ^c   Sheema, S ^b  

^a JINNAH SINDH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAKISTAN; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33646674914     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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