Analyzing health surveys for cancer-related objectives

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1005-1016

  Graubard, Barry I ^a,b   Korn, Edward L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0033575113     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.12.1005     Document Type: Review

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