Incidence of stomach cancer in Oman and the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 258-262

  Al Mahrouqi, Haitham ^a   Parkin, Lianne ^a   Sharples, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gulf Cooperation Council; Incidence; Oman; Stomach cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858319231     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2011.62     Document Type: Article

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