Epidemiology of oral and pharyngeal cancers in khon kaen, thailand: A high incidence in females

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2505-2508

  Vatanasapt, Patravoot ^a   Suwanrungruang, Krittika ^a   Supot, Kamsa ard ^a   Promthet, Supannee ^a   Parkin, Max Dm ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence; Oral cancer; Pharyngeal cancer; Survival; Thailand; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858173179     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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