Risk factors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Turkey - an epidemiological survey of the anatolian society of medical oncology

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3017-3021

  Turkoz, Fatma Paksoy ^a   Celenkoglu, Gokhan ^b   Dogu, Gamze Gokoz ^c   Kalender, Mehmet Emin ^d   Coskun, Ugur ^e   Alkis, Necati ^a   Ozkan, Metin ^f   Mehmet Turk, H ^g   Arslan, Ulku Yalcintas ^a  

^a Ankara Oncology Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^f ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^g Department of Medical Oncology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Etiology; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Risk factor; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863317283     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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