Patho-epidemiology of lung cancer in karachi (1995-2002)

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-64

  Bhurgri, Yasmin ^a,b   Bhurgri, Asif ^a,c   Usman, Ahmed ^d   Sheikh, Nassar ^e   Faridi, Naveen ^f   Malik, Jawaid ^f,g   Ahmed, Rasheeda ^b   Kayani, Naila ^b   Pervez, Shahid ^b   Hasan, Sheema H ^b  

^a Karachi Cancer Registry   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c JINNAH SINDH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^e Liaquat National Hospital ^*

^f CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^g Ziauddin Cancer Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Karachi, Pakistan; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ODDS RATIO; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745267724     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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