Childhood cancer mortality in Europe, 1970-2007

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 384-394

  Bosetti, Cristina ^a   Bertuccio, Paola ^a   Chatenoud, Liliane ^a   Negri, Eva ^a   Levi, Fabio ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Childhood; Europe; Mortality; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449151349     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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