An epidemiological analysis of cancer data in an Iranian hospital during the last three decades

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-150

  Yavari, Parvin ^a   Sadrolhefazi, B ^b   Mohagheghi, M A ^c   Madani, H ^b   Mosavisadeh, A ^b   Nahvijou, A ^c   Mehrabi, Y ^d   Pourhseingholi, M A ^d  

^a Department of Health and Community Medicine and Behavioral Science Research Center ^*

^b Shohada Hospital   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Research Center for Gastroentrology and Liver Disease

Author keywords

Cancer; Descriptive epidemiology; Hospital registry

Indexed keywords

EID: 58349123011     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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