From epidemiology to cancer prevention: Implications for the 21st Century

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-123

  Colditz, Graham A ^a,b  

^a Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTRACEPTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846833618     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-007-0117-z     Document Type: Editorial

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