A comparison of gastric cancer between Japan and China

Gastric Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-53

  Li, Zhong Xin ^a,b   Kaminishi, Michio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Showa General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH CANCER;

AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 65449123472     PISSN: 14363291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10120-008-0495-2     Document Type: Letter

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