Decreasing Trend of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Hong Kong
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Decreasing trend of esophageal adenocarcinoma in Hong Kong.
BACKGROUND The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma was increasing in the Western Europe and United States, but not in East Asian countries. Population based study on the trend of esophageal adenocarcinoma in Hong Kong was not available. MATERIALS AND METHODS Population-based data of Hong Kong Cancer Registry from 1984 to 2003 were used. Cases were grouped into four 5-year periods. Average ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1055-9965,1538-7755
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0421