An ecological analysis of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality: Differences by sexual orientation

BMC Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Boehmer, Ulrike ^a   Ozonoff, Al ^b   Miao, Xiaopeng ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEER PROGRAM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053175584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-400     Document Type: Article

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