Pattern of cancer deaths in the medical wards of a teaching hospital in south east Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 505-510

  Ike, S O ^a   Nwokediuko, S C ^a   Ijoma, C K ^a   Ulasi, I I ^a   Arodiwe, Ejikeme B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancer; Medical wards; Mortality; South east nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84888192272     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.116901     Document Type: Article

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