Deteriorating stage profile of gastrointestinal cancer in Finland

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-94

  Paimela, Hannu ^a,d   Niku, Oksala ^b   Harri, Mustonen ^c,d  

^a JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Narvik Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Epidemiology; Gastrointestinal cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; DETERIORATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745697994     PISSN: 01694197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/IJGC:36:2:89     Document Type: Article

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