Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 610-617 , September 2002

Oral cavity and pharynx cancer incidence rates in the United States, 1975–1998☆

  • Marı́a Teresa Canto

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, DER, 45 Center Drive, Building 45, Room 4AN24K, Bethesda, MD 20892-6401, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-301-594-5497; fax: +1-301-480-8319
    • ,
  • Susan S Devesa

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Descriptive Studies Section, Biostatistics Branch, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute Executive Plaza South, Room 8048, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

Received 18 March 2001 ,Accepted 1 June 2001.

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