Cancer of the larynx in puerto rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-203

  Villanueva Reyes, Albert ^a   Strand, Edythe ^a,b   MaríaNazario, Cruz ^a   Irizarry Ramírez, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Carcinoma; Epidemiology; Incidence; Laryngeal cancer; Voice disorders; Voice problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 58149105951     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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