Genetic predisposition, environment and cancer incidence: A nationwide twin study in Finland, 1976-1995

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 743-749

  Verkasalo, Pia K ^a,b,e   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^c   Pukkala, Eero ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^e RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TWINS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0032730732     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19991210)83:6<743::AID-IJC8>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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