Lung and bronchus cancer in Puerto Rico: Changes in incidence and mortality rates by histology and sex during 1987-2003

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 176-181

  Rivas, Hiram ^a   Laureano, Ángel F ^a   Serrano, Jahaira ^a   Nazario, Cruz M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cancer; Lung; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; SEX RATIO; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 82155181744     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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