Higher risk of gastric cancer among immigrants to Ontario: a population-based matched cohort study with over 2 million individuals
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- 28 December 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Gastric Cancer
- Vol. 21 (4) , 588-597
Abstract
The risk of gastric carcinoma (GC) varies around the world and between females and males. We aimed to compare the risk of GC among immigrants to Ontario, Canada, to the risk of GC in its general population.Keywords
Funding Information
- Applied Cancer Research Unit
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