Environmental epidemiology of malignancies. The central European perspective

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-17

  Holcatova I ^a   Bencko, V ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cancer; Primary prevention; Trends of incidence

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CARCINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PALEOPATHOLOGY; POLLUTION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CANCER; SMOKING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

AGE FACTORS; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031889397     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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