Cancer incidence, mortality from cancer and survival in men of different occupational classes

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 533-540

  Rosengren, Annika ^a   Wilhelmsen, Lars ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer survival; Population study; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MELANOMA; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION; REGISTER; SKILL; SKIN CANCER; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; WORKER;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 3442889341     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000032370.56821.71     Document Type: Article

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