Association between socioeconomic factors and cancer risk: A population cohort study in Scotland (1991-2006)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Sharpe, Katharine H ^a,b   McMahon, Alex D ^b   Raab, Gillian M ^c   Brewster, David H ^a,d   Conway, David I ^b  

^a INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIMARY TUMOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897883079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089513     Document Type: Article

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