Socioeconomic status and stomach cancer incidence in men: Results from the Netherlands Cohort Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 166-171

  Van Loon, A Jeanne M ^a   Goldbohm, R Alexandra ^a,b   Van Den Brandt, Piet A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

CANCER; DISEASE INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STOMACH CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIA CARCINOMA; COFFEE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH DISEASE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0031886321     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.3.166     Document Type: Article

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