Cancer cluster analysis, the case of the Campdorà District in Girona, Spain;Análisis de conglomerados de cáncer. El caso del Barrio de Campdorà, Girona

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-452

  Lertxundi Manterola, Aitana ^a   Saez, Marc ^a   Marcos Gragera, Rafael ^b   Izquierdo, Àngel ^b   Pibernat, Nuri ^c   Sala, Ester ^c   Camps, Neus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b ICO   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^d Secció d'Epidemiologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cluster; Cluster analysis

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 23044435874     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1135-57272005000400002     Document Type: Review

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