Late mortality among five-year survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence: Differences between the Nordic countries

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 711-718

  Möller, Torgil R ^a   Garwicz, Stanislaw ^a   Perfekt, Roland ^a   Barlow, Lotti ^b   Winther, Jeanette Falck ^c   Glattre, Eystein ^d   Olafsdottir, Gudridur ^e   Olsen, Jörgen H ^c   Ritvanen, Annukka ^f   Sankila, Risto ^g  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Cancer Registry   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^d CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^e ICELANDIC CANCER REGISTRY   (Iceland)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19944426314     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860410002860     Document Type: Article

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