A population-based analysis of incidence, mortality, and stage-specific survival of cervical cancer patients in Hong Kong: 1997-2006

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-95

  Cheung, F Y ^a   Mang, Oscar W K ^a   Law, Stephen C K ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic studies; Incidence; Prevalence; Survival analysis; Uterine cervical neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREND STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955771494     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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