Increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in Great Britain, 1976-2005: Age-period-cohort analysis

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 615-622

  McNally, Richard J Q ^a   Blakey, Karen ^a   James, Peter W ^a   Gomez Pozo, Basilio ^a   Basta, Nermine O ^a   Hale, Juliet ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Age period cohort analysis; Great britain; Secular trends; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY TUMOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID CANCER; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866523769     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9710-x     Document Type: Article

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