Incidence of esophageal carcinoma among Malays in north-eastern peninsular Malaysia: An area with an exceptionally low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1438-1443

  Lee, Yeong Yeh ^a   Raj, S Mahendra ^b   Sharif, Sharifah Emilia Tuan ^a   Salleh, Rosemi ^c   Ayub, Mukarramah Che ^c   Graham, David Y ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b Pantai Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

^c Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II   (Malaysia)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Helicobacter pylori Malaysia; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE;

EID: 79955594676     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1473-1     Document Type: Article

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