Changes of neoplasm concentration with geographical co-ordinates

Health and Place

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-313

  Hunter, P R ^a   Izsak J ^b   Nehaul, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Berzsenyi College   (Hungary)

^c ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Concentration; Diversity; Neoplasm; Regions; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; REGIONAL PATTERN; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 0141676766     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(02)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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