Gender differences in the trend of colorectal cancer incidence in Singapore, 1968-2002

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 461-467

  Kok, Inge M C M ^a,b   Wong, Chia Siong ^a   Chia, Kee Seng ^a   Sim, Xueling ^a   Tan, Chuen Seng ^a   Kiemeney, Lambertus A ^c   Verkooijen, Helena M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age period cohort effect; Colorectal cancer; Gender; Incidence; Poisson regression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 41149087672     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-007-0421-9     Document Type: Article

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