Predominance of females with oesophageal cancer in Gezira, Central Sudan

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 174-177

  Mohammed, Moawia Elbalal ^a   Abuidris, Daffala O ^a   Elgaili, Elgaili M ^a   Gasmelseed, Nagla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Females; Gezira state; Oesophageal carcinoma; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; SUDAN; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UGANDA; UNITED STATES; ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874420219     PISSN: 16871979     EISSN: 20902387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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