Significant increase in the relative frequency of follicular lymphoma in Taiwan in the early 21st century

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 879-

  Chuang, S S ^a  

^a Chi Mei Foundation Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; DIFFUSE LARGE B CELL LYMPHOMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LETTER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN;

HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; TAIWAN;

EID: 47049091957     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.056242     Document Type: Letter

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