Improving cancer control in the European Union: Conclusions from the Lisbon round-table under the Portuguese EU Presidency, 2007

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1457-1462

  Gouveia, Joaquim ^a   Coleman, Michel P ^b   Haward, Robert ^c   Zanetti, Roberto ^d   Hakama, Matti ^e   Borras, Josep Maria ^f   Primic Žakelj, Maja ^g   de Koning, Harry J ^h   Travado, Luzia ^a  

^a Ministerio da Saude Portuguese   (Portugal)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d Piedmont Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^f Catalan Cancer Plan   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^h ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer control; Cancer registries; Mass screening; National cancer plans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; COOPERATION; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 44949100496     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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