Cancer profile of larkana, Pakistan (2000-2002)

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 518-521

  Bhurgri, Yasmin ^a,b   Pervez, Shahid ^b   Kayani, Naila ^b   Bhurgri, Asif ^a,c   Usman, Ahmed ^d   Bashir, Imtiaz ^e   Ahmed, Rashida ^b   Hasan, Sheema H ^b   Khurshid, Mohd ^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 Zainab Punjwani Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer registration; Larkana; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAKISTAN; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33947511243     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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