Head and neck cancer in the South West of England: Influence of socio-economic status on incidence and second primary tumours

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 503-508

  Thorne, P ^a   Etherington, D ^a   Birchall, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Incidence; Second primary tumours; Socio economic status; South west England; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031473035     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)92917-6     Document Type: Article

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