Age-standardisation of relative survival ratios of cancer patients in a comparison between countries, genders and time periods

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 642-647

  Pokhrel, Arun ^a,b   Hakulinen, Timo ^a  

^a FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^b Central Bureau of Statistics   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Age standardisation; Epidemiologic methods; Models; Neoplasms; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60149085747     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.10.034     Document Type: Article

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