Cancer in Canada in 2008

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1163-1170

  Marrett, Loraine D ^a,c   De, Prithwish ^a   Airia, Parisa ^a   Dryer, Dagny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PEI Cancer Treatment Centre   (Canada)

^c CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 56649111243     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.080760     Document Type: Article

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