Incidence rate trends of histological subtypes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hong Kong

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1269-1273

  Tse, L A ^a   Yu, I T S ^a   Mang, O W K ^b   Wong, S L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Age period cohort models; Incidence; Nasopharyngeal neoplasm; Trend

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33750456151     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603413     Document Type: Article

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