Trends in colorectal cancer incidence in Sweden 1959-93 by gender, localization, time period, and birth cohort

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-152

  Thörn, Magnus ^a,b   Bergström, Reinhold ^b,c   Kressner, Ulf ^a   Sparén, Pär ^b   Zack, Matthew ^d   Ekbom, Anders ^b,e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age factors; Cohort studies; Colonic neoplasms; Incidence; Rectal neoplasms; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOGENS; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031896554     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008826109697     Document Type: Article

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