The decline in U.S. cancer mortality in people born since 1925

Cancer Research

Volumn 69, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6500-6505

  Kort, Eric J ^a   Paneth, Nigel ^b   Vande Woude, George F ^a  

^a VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESPAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249113380     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-0357     Document Type: Article

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