Moving ahead in diabetics' cancer screening; Food for thought from the Hellenic experience

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-263

  Karathanasi, I ^b   Kamposioras, K ^a,c   Cortinovis, I ^d   Karampoiki, V ^e   Alevizaki, P ^f   Dambrosio, M ^g   Zorba, E ^a   Panou, C ^h   Pantazi, E ⁱ   Bristianou, M ^h   Kouiroukidou, P ^j   Bouiatiotis, E ^k   Xilomenos, A ^l   Zavou, D ^a   Casazza, G ^d   Mauri, D ^m,n  

^a 'Polykliniki' General Hospital ^*

^b Department of Endocrinology

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e ANDREAS SYGROS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^f Int Medicine   (Germany)

^g IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^h General Hospital of Lamia   (Greece)

ⁱ Doctor of Labour

^j General Hospital of Drama   (Greece)

^k GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NIKEA   (Greece)

^l G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^m PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

ⁿ Panhellenic Association for Continual Medical Research   (Greece)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Diabetes mellitus; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349143146     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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