Cancer in aboriginal and torres strait islander people of australia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 729-734

  Roder, David ^a   Currow, David ^a  

^a Cancer Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal australians; Cancer; Comparisons; Torres strait islanders

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77952298233     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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