Socioeconomic group, occupation and incidence of breast cancer and genital cancer among women in Denmark

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-181

  Rix, Bo A ^a   Skov, Torsten ^b   Lynge, Elsebeth ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Occupation; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DENMARK; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0030923246     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/7.2.177     Document Type: Article

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