Analysis of the relationships between esophageal cancer cases and climatic factors using a geographic information system (GIS): A case study of ardabil province in Iran

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2071-2077

  Ahari, Saeid Sadeghieh ^a   Agdam, Fridoon Babaei ^b   Amani, Firouz ^a   Yazdanbod, Abbas ^a   Akhghari, Leyla ^a  

^a ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Esophageal cancer; Geographic information system; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880403389     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.3.2071     Document Type: Article

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