Clustering and geographic variation of upper gastrointestinal cancers in a high-risk region of esophageal cancer in Northern China

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 193-198

  Zhang, Nan ^a   Wen, Denggui ^b   Shan, Baoen ^b   Wang, Shijie ^b   Zhang, Liwei ^b   Wei, Lizhen ^b   Zou, Wendi ^b   Kitsu, Keiko ^a   Akazawa, Kohei ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Clustering; Geographic variation; High risk region; Upper gastrointestinal carcinomas

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958722358     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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