Comparison between young and old patients with bronchogenic carcinoma

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-35

  Prasad, R ^a   Verma, S ^a   Sanjay, ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bronchogenic carcinoma; Histopathology; Smoking; Young

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SMOKING;

EID: 62849120753     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.44296     Document Type: Article

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