Colorectal cancer in Iran: An epidemiological study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-126

  Azadeh, Safaee ^a   Moghimi Dehkordi, B ^a   Fatemi, S R ^a   Pourhoseingholi, M A ^a   Ghiasi, S ^a   Zali, M R ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Epidemiologic study; Iran

Indexed keywords

EID: 58349095886     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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