Cancer incidence in parents who lost a child: A nationwide study in Denmark

Cancer

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2237-2242

  Li, Jiong ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ^b   Hansen, Dorthe ^a,c   Olsen, Jørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Follow up studies; Psychological stress; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BEREAVEMENT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037110673     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10943     Document Type: Article

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