Age, cohort and period effects on large bowel cancer incidence

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 515-517

  Levi, Fabio ^a   La Vecchia, C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

AGE; BIRTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CARCINOMA; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LARGE INTESTINE CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE;

EID: 0036895722     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200212000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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