Inequalities in mortality of men by oral and pharyngeal cancer in Barcelona, Spain and São Paulo, Brazil, 1995-2003

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Antunes, José Leopoldo Ferreira ^a   Borrell, Carme ^b   Pérez, Glòria ^b   Boing, Antonio Fernando ^a   Wünsch Filho, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PHARYNX CANCER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 47249102479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-14     Document Type: Article

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