Clustering of childhood cancer in the inner city of Tehran metropolitan area: A GIS-based analysis

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-119

  Mosavi Jarrahi, Alireza ^a,c   Moini, Mehdi ^b   Mohagheghi, Mohammad Aali ^c   Alebouyeh, Mardawich ^d   Yazdizadeh, Bahareh ^c   Shahabian, Akbar ^b   Nahvijo, Azin ^c   Alizadeh, Reza ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Office of Geographic Information System   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MAHAK (The Society to Support Children Suffering From Cancer)   (Iran)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Cluster; Iran; Tehran

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33846569887     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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