Spatial analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma and socioeconomic status in China from a Population-based Cancer Registry

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-33

  Peng, Wenxiang ^a   Chen, Yue ^b   Jiang, Qingwu ^a   Zheng, Yingjie ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Liver cancer; Socioeconomic status; Spatial scan statistics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449110918     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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