Educational inequalities in cancer incidence in Turin, Italy

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-178

  Spadea, Teresa ^a,f   D'Errico, Angelo ^a   Demaria, Moreno ^b   Faggiano, Fabrizio ^c   Pasian, Sherri ^a   Zanetti, Roberto ^d   Rosso, Stefano ^d   Vicari, Piera ^d   Costa, Giuseppe ^a,e  

^a ASL TO3 Piedmont Region   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f ASL TO3   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Education; Italy; Social inequalities; Socioeconomic factors; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER CANCER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OVARY CANCER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM CANCER; SOCIAL STATUS; STOMACH CANCER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 68049134419     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3283265bc9     Document Type: Article

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