Education in relation to incidence of and mortality from cancer and cardiovascular disease in Japan

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 466-472

  Ito, Shinichiro ^a   Takachi, Ribeka ^b,c   Inoue, Manami ^c   Kurahashi, Norie ^c   Iwasaki, Motoki ^c   Sasazuki, Shizuka ^c   Iso, Hiroyasu ^d   Tsubono, Yoshitaka ^a,b   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Education; Prospective study; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 52949152718     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn052     Document Type: Article

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