Methodological issues in a retrospective cancer incidence study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-119

  Buchanich, Jeanine M ^a   Youk, Ada O ^a   Marsh, Gary M ^a   Bornemann, Zb ^a   Lacey, Steven E ^b   Kennedy, Kathleen J ^b   Hancock, Roger P ^b   Esmen, Nurtan A ^b   Lieberman, Frank S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system neoplasms; Cohort studies; Data collection; Epidemiologic methods; Incidence; Neoplasms; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; UNITED STATES;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEER PROGRAM; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650074771     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp091     Document Type: Article

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