Mortality from cancers of the digestive system among grand multiparous women in Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 4374-4383

  Chen, Brian K ^a   Yang, Chun Yuh ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Digestive system; Grand multiparous; Standardized mortality ratio

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; DEATH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GRAND MULTIPARITY; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MULTIPARA; PANCREAS CANCER; RECTUM CANCER; REGISTER; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; STOMACH CANCER; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899143818     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110404374     Document Type: Article

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