European Code against Cancer 4th Edition: Process of reviewing the scientific evidence and revising the recommendations

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages S11-S19

  Minozzi, Silvia ^a   Armaroli, Paola ^a   Espina, Carolina ^b   Villain, Patricia ^b   Wiseman, Martin ^c   Schüz, Joachim ^b   Segnan, Nereo ^a  

^a CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Europe; Evidence assessment

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CAUSALITY; EUROPEAN CODE AGAINST CANCER; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NEOPLASMS; STANDARDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84945943911     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: 1877783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.08.014     Document Type: Article

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