The Accuracy of Cancer Diagnoses as Reported in Families with Head and Neck Cancer: a Case-Control Study

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 309-314

  Jefferies, S ^a   Goldgar, D ^b   Eeles, R ^c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; family history; first degree relatives; squamous cell cancer; verification

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SPOUSE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PEDIGREE; SMOKING;

EID: 41449096960     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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