Familial cancers in a nationwide family cancer database: Age distribution and prevalence

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1109-1117

  Hemminki, K ^a   Vaittinen, P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer in offspring; Database; Familial cancer; Genetic epidemiology; Proband

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; DATA BASE; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033166323     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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