Value of head and neck cancer incidence data on UK cancer registry websites: A comparison

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1079-1082

  Khan, A M ^a,c   Tomkinson, A ^b  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data Collection; Great Britain; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Registries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; UNITED KINGDOM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; INTERNET; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; REGISTRIES;

EID: 41449101057     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107005749     Document Type: Article

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