Clinicopathological patterns of colorectal cancer in Tunisia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1719-1722

  Missaoui, Nabiha ^a,b,c   Jaidaine, Lilia ^b   Abdelkader, Atef Ben ^c   Beizig, Nadia ^c   Anjorin, Affissath ^c   Yaacoubi, Mohamed Tahar ^c   Hmissa, Sihem ^a,b,c  

^a Medicine Faculty   (Tunisia)

^b Cancer Registry of the Center of Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^c Farhet Hached University Hospital   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Clinicopathological study; Colorectal cancer; Screening program; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956158976     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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