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Incidence and mortality rates of selected infection-related cancers in Puerto Rico and in the United States
BACKGROUND: In 2002, 17.8% of the global cancer burden was attributable to infections. This study assessed the age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of stomach, liver, and cervical cancer in Puerto Rico (PR) for the period 1992-2003 and compared them to those of Hispanics (USH), non-Hispani...
Autores principales: | Ortiz, Ana P, Soto-Salgado, Marievelisse, Calo, William A, Tortolero-Luna, Guillermo, Pérez, Cynthia M, Romero, Carlos J, Pérez, Javier, Figueroa-Vallés, Nayda, Suárez, Erick |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2891681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20470399 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-9378-5-10 |
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