Cancer statistics in Korea: Incidence, mortality and survival in 2005

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 995-1003

  Jung, Kyu Won ^a   Won, Young Joo ^a   Park, Sohee ^a   Kong, Hyun Joo ^a   Sung, Joohon ^a,b   Shin, Hai Rim ^a,c   Park, Eun Cheol ^a   Lee, Jin Soo ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Incidence; Korea; Mortality; Neoplasms; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349091557     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.6.995     Document Type: Article

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