Analysis of the relationship between socioeconomic factors and stomach cancer incidence in Slovenia

Neoplasma

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-110

  Zadnik, V ^a   Reich, B J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian small area mapping; Deprivation index; Incidence; Non cardia stomach cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; SLOVENIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 33645462413     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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