Colorectal cancer epidemiology: Incidence, mortality, survival, and risk factors

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Haggar, Fatima A ^a,b   Boushey, Robin P ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; epidemiology; incidence; risk factors; survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049332872     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: 15309681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1242458     Document Type: Article

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