Pancreatic cancer mortality in Europe: The leveling of an epidemic

Pancreas

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-142

  Levi, Fabio ^a   Lucchini, Franca ^a   Negri, Eva ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratory of Epidemiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Europe; Mortality; Pancreas; Time; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIET; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; DATABASES; DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041592587     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006676-200308000-00006     Document Type: Article

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