Epidemiology and histopathological spectrum of head and neck cancers in Bihar, a State of Eastern India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3949-3953

  Siddiqui, Md Salahuddin ^a   Chandra, Rajeev ^b   Aziz, Abdul ^c   Suman, Saurav ^d  

^a PATNA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Faculty of Otorhinolaryngology   (India)

^c Nalanda Medical College   (India)

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

Author keywords

Bihar; Eastern india; Epidemiology; Head and neck cancers; Histopathology; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873647721     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.8.3949     Document Type: Article

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