Prostate cancer incidence in Jamaica before and after the introduction of prostate-specific antigen

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 597-

  Aiken, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

CANCER INCIDENCE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; JAMAICA; LETTER; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; NEGRO; NOTE; PROSTATE TUMOR; STATISTICS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84860808774     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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