The role of epidemiology in cancer prevention

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-150

  Oliveria, S A ^a,c   Christos, P J ^a   Berwick, M ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c STRANG CANCER PREVENTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030762251     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-216-44164     Document Type: Review

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