EPIC-Italy cohorts and multipurpose national surveys. A comparison of some socio-demographic and life-style characteristics

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Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 615-623

  Calza, Stefano ^a   Specchia, Claudia ^a   Frasca, Graziella ^b   Tumino, Rosario ^b   Sacerdote, Carlotta ^c   Fiorini, Laura ^c   Galasso, Rocco ^d   Ciardullo, Anna Vittoria ^e   Palli, Domenico ^f   Salvini, Simonetta ^f   Krogh, Vittorio ^g   Sieri, Sabina ^g   Decarli, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UO Oncologia Ospedale Oncologico Regionale   (Italy)

^e CeVEAS   (Italy)

^f CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^g NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drinking habits; Multipurpose surveys; Sampling bias; Smoking habits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAMPLING; SMOKING HABIT; WINE;

EID: 10744223378     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160308900605     Document Type: Article

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