Epidemiology of soft tissue sarcomas in Karachi South, Pakistan (1995-7)

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 709-714

  Bhurgri, Yasmin ^a,b   Bhurgri, Hadi ^a   Pervez, Shahid ^b   Kayani, Naila ^b   Usman, Ahmed ^c   Bashir, Imtiaz ^d   Bhurgri, Asif ^d,e,f   Hasan, Sheema H ^b   Zaidi, S M H ^g  

^a Karachi Cancer Registry   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre   (Pakistan)

^d Zainab Punjwani Hospital

^e Sindlab   (Pakistan)

^f Sindlab ^*  (Pakistan)

^g Baqai Institute of Oncology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Soft tissue sarcoma; South Karachi, Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOMA; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149124519     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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