Morphology of colorectal carcinoma among Nigerians: A 30-year review

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 432-435

  Ibrahim, K O ^a   Anjorin, A S ^a   Afolayan, A E ^a   Badmos, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Colorectum; Ilorin

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858802936     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.91750     Document Type: Article

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