Occurrence of pancreatic, biliary tract, and gallbladder cancers in Alaska Native people, 1973-2007

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Alberts, Steven R ^a   Kelly, Janet J ^b   Ashokkumar, Ramkumar ^b   Lanier, Anne P ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska native; American Indian; Biliary tract cancer; Epidemiology; Gallbladder cancer; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; CANCER REGISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESKIMO; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TUMOR; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALASKA; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 84859138457     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/IJCH.v71i0.17521     Document Type: Article

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