A novel approach for analysis of the log-linear age-period-cohort model: Application to lung cancer incidence

Cancer Informatics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 271-280

  Mdzinarishvili, Tengiz ^a   Gleason, Michael X ^a   Sherman, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Cohort effect; Identifiability problem; Lung cancer; Temporal trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; LOGLINEAR MODEL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77649244840     PISSN: 11769351     EISSN: 11769351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/cin.s3572     Document Type: Article

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