Elucidating the underlying causes of oral cancer through spatial clustering in high-risk areas of Taiwan with a distinct gender ratio of incidence

Geospatial Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-242

  Chiang, Chi Ting ^a   Hwang, Yaw Huei ^a   Su, Che Chun ^b   Tsai, Kuo Yang ^b   Lian, Ie Bin ^c   Yuan, Tzuhsuen ^a   Chang, Tsun Kuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Environmental pollution; Geographical information system; Oral cancer; Spatial clustering analysis; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASTICATION; MOUTH TUMOR; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARECA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASTICATION; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAIWAN;

EID: 77953045071     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2010.203     Document Type: Article

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