Human development index is associated with mortality-to-incidence ratios of gastrointestinal cancers

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 5261-5270

  Hu, Qi Da ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Bai, Xue Li ^a   Liang, Ting Bo ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Healthcare disparities; Human development index; Mortality to incidence ratio; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LIVER CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; STOMACH CANCER; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84882995996     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5261     Document Type: Article

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