Malays in Peninsular Malaysia may have the lowest incidence of stomach cancer in the world

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-92

  Lim, K G ^a  

^a NONE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Incidence; Malays; Malaysia; Stomach cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHINESE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALAYSIA; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; STOMACH CANCER; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; REGISTER; STOMACH TUMOR;

CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; REGISTRIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70449725176     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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