Expected survival using models of life table compared with survival of gastrointestinal tract cancer patients in north of Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 74-82

  Sheikh Fathollahi, M ^a   Mahmoodi, M ^a   Mohammad, K ^a   Zeraati, H ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coale demeny patterns; Excess mortality; Expected survival; Gastrointestinal tract cancer; Life table models; References; Relative survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255169117     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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