Cancer survival differences between European countries and an urban population from the Philippines

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-228

  Redaniel, Maria Theresa ^a   Laudico, Adriano ^b,c,d   Mirasol Lumague, Maria Rica ^d   Gondos, Adam ^a   Brenner, Hermann ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b Manila Cancer Registry   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^d Rizal Cancer Registry ^*  (Philippines)

Author keywords

cancer survival; developing countries; EUROCARE comparison; Philippines; survival trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PHILIPPINES; REGISTER; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHILIPPINES; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955029615     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq031     Document Type: Article

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