An age, period and cohort analysis of pleural cancer mortality in Europe

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-184

  La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Decarli, A ^b,c   Peto, J ^d   Levi, F ^e   Tomei, F ^f   Negri, E ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Istituto per la Ricerca e la Cura Dei Tumori   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e Registre Vaudois des Tumeurs   (Switzerland)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age revised cohort models; Europe; Mortality; Pleural cancer

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EUROPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034129837     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200006000-00006     Document Type: Article

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