Can national cancer registration support clinical databases and clinical cancer research?

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 691-693

  Holmberg, Lars H ^a,b  

^a Regional Cancer Centre   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84863879667     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2012.698858     Document Type: Review

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