Widening socio-economic inequalities in oral cancer incidence in Scotland, 1976-2002

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 818-820

  Conway, D I ^a   Brewster, D H ^b   McKinney, P A ^c   Stark, J ^b   McMahon, A D ^d   Macpherson, L M D ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence; Oral carcinoma; Oro pharyngeal carcinoma; Scotland; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847714724     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603621     Document Type: Article

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