Trends in cancer mortality among migrants in England and Wales, 1979-2003

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2168-2179

  Harding, Seeromanie ^a   Rosato, Michael ^b   Teyhan, Alison ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; England and Wales; Migrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IRELAND; JAMAICA; LUNG CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; WALES;

EID: 67650938269     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.02.029     Document Type: Article

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