Cancer incidence and mortality in Iran

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 556-563

  Mousavi, S M ^a,b,c   Gouya, M M ^c   Ramazani, R ^c   Davanlou, M ^c   Hajsadeghi, N ^c   Seddighi, Z ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancer; Incidence; Iran; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STOMACH CANCER; TREND STUDY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 61649107876     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn642     Document Type: Article

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