Small-area study of the incidence of neoplasms of the brain and central nervous system among adults in the West Midlands Region, 1974-86

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1080-1083

  Eaton, N ^a   Shaddick, G ^a   Dolk, H ^b   Elliott, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain and central nervous system tumours; Deprivation; Geographical; Small area analysis; Urban rural

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030902321     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.184     Document Type: Article

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