Characterization of yemeni patients treated for oral and pharyngeal cancers in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1177-1182

  Halboub, Esam S ^a,b   Al Anazi, Yousef M ^a   Al Mohaya, Maha A ^a,c  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Faculty of Dentistry   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Sanaa University   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; NASOPHARYNX; PHARYNX CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE; YEMEN;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; SAUDI ARABIA; YEMEN;

EID: 81755162248     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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