Comparative cancer survival in European countries

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-22

  Munro, Alastair J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer registry; Europe; Neoplasms mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE SPECIFIC SURVIVAL; EUROPE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; REGISTER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

EUROPE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84902009383     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldu009     Document Type: Article

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