Gender differences in colorectal cancer incidence in the United States, 1975-2006

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-400

  Abotchie, Peter N ^a   Vernon, Sally W ^a   Du, Xianglin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859802991     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.2992     Document Type: Review

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