Past, present and future of colorectal cancer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 178-182

  Ibrahim, Ezzeldin M ^a   Zeeneldin, Ahmed A ^a   El Khodary, Tawfik R ^a   Al Gahmi, Aboelkhair M ^a   Bin Sadiq, Bakr M ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Developing country; Incidence; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849103934     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.43275     Document Type: Article

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