Cancer Registration in the Middle East

This project signals an advance in cancer registration in the Middle East region. While it is too early to declare a major breakthrough, significant strides have been made toward establishing a basis for reliable information on the cancer burden at a population level and future collaborative efforts...

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Published in:Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2001-01, Vol.12 (1), p.131-133
Main Authors: Freedman, Laurence S., Al-Kayed, Samir, Qasem, M. Bassam, Barchana, Micha, Boyiadzis, Michael, El-Najjar, Khamis, Ibrahim, Amal Samy, Salhab, Abdel Razzaq, Young, John L., Roffers, Steven, Kahan, Ernesto, Harford, Joe, Silbermann, Michael
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Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer incidence
Computer software
Epidemiology
Epidemiology and Society
General aspects
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle East - epidemiology
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Registries - statistics & numerical data
Tropical medicine
Tumors
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Summary:This project signals an advance in cancer registration in the Middle East region. While it is too early to declare a major breakthrough, significant strides have been made toward establishing a basis for reliable information on the cancer burden at a population level and future collaborative efforts in cancer epidemiologic research and prevention.
ISSN:1044-3983
1531-5487
DOI:10.1097/00001648-200101000-00022