Cancer incidence among Mormons and non-Mormons in Utah (United States) 1995-1999

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 535-541

  Merrill, Ray M ^a,b   Lyon, Joseph L ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Latter day Saints; Lung cancer; Mormons; Prostate cancer; Religion; Smoking related cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14644438501     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.10.011     Document Type: Article

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