The influence of age, sex, and race on the incidence of esophageal cancer in the United States (1992-2006)

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 597-602

  Nordenstedt, Helena ^a,b   El Serag, Hashem ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; esophageal cancer; male predominance; SEER; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEER PROGRAM; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954560987     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2011.551890     Document Type: Article

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