Incidence and survival of cancers in the elderly population in Iran: 2001-2005

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3035-3039

  Akbari, Mohamad Esmail ^a   Rafiee, Mino ^b   Khoei, Mahtab Alizadeh ^a   Eshrati, Babak ^c   Hatami, Hosain ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly; Incidence; Iran; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863300576     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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