## BACKGROUND. Colon carcinoma incidence rates have risen sharply over the second half of this century, particularly among males and blacks. In the late 1970s, incidence rates among whites began to decline for distant disease. Approximately 10 years later regional disease rates began to fall. The d
Trends in prostate carcinoma incidence in Connecticut (1988–1994) by age and race
✍ Scribed by Anthony P. Polednak
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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✦ Synopsis
BACKGROUND. Large increases in prostate carcinoma incidence rates from 1988 to
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