Increasing trend in the incidence of cervical cancer among the elderly in Korea: A population-based study from 1993 to 2002

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 852-858

  Jo, Hoenil ^a   Jeon, Yong Tark ^a   Hwang, Soon Young ^b   Shin, Hai Rim ^b   Song, Yong Sang ^a   Kang, Soon Beom ^a   Lee, Hyo Pyo ^a   Kim, Jae Weon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547232181     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860601134493     Document Type: Article

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