Impact of inclusion of subsequent primary cancers on estimates of risk of developing cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 456-457

  Morris, Cyllene R ^a,c   Perkins, Carin I ^b   Wright, William E ^b   Snipes, Kurt P ^b   Young Jr , John L ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND CANCER; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 0029986506     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.7.456     Document Type: Article

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