Socioeconomic position and incidence of gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 854-860

  Uthman, Olalekan A ^a,b   Jadidi, Elham ^c   Moradi, Tahereh ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DATABASE; GASTROENTERITIS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HEALTH RISK; META-ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CANCER: OCCUPATIONAL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; META ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STOMACH TUMOR;

CANCER; CANCER: OCCUPATIONAL; ECONOMICS;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84885382705     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201108     Document Type: Article

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