Studies of cancer in migrants: Rationale and methodology

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 761-771

  Parkin, D M ^a   Khlat, M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Methodology; Migrants

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 0029888167     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00062-7     Document Type: Review

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