Difference in the incidence trend of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal carcinomas in Taiwan: Implication from age-period-cohort analysis

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 856-861

  Hsu, Chiun ^a   Shen, Ying Chun ^b   Cheng, Chia Chi ^a   Hong, Ruey Long ^a   Chang, Chee Jen ^c   Cheng, Ann Lii ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33744759871     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0821     Document Type: Article

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