Comparison of cancer incidence in Iran and Iranian immigrants to British Columbia, Canada

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-90

  Yavari, Parvin ^a   Hislop, T Gregory ^b,c   Bajdik, Chris ^b,c   Sadjadi, Alireza ^d   Nouraie, Mehdi ^d   Babai, Masoud ^d   Malekzadeh, Reza ^d  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Canada; Cancer incidence data; Iranian immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEOPLASM; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33745243844     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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