Esophageal cancer in Iranian Turkmens: An ethnic disparity concern

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1007-1010

  Semnani, S ^a   Besharat, S ^a   Abdolahi, N ^a   Keshtkar, A ^a   Sakhavi, M ^a   Danesh, A ^a   Kalavi, Kh ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ahtahbai; Esophageal cancer; Ethnicity; Googlan; Jafarbai; Turkmen population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICS; TURKMENISTAN;

EID: 33751353928     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.1007.1010     Document Type: Article

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