Differences in Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Socio-Economic Groups

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 110-120

  Van Loon, A Jeanne M ^a   Van Den Brandt, Piet A ^a   Burg, Johannes ^a   Goldbohm, R Alexandra ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cancer incidence; cancer mortality; education; income; occupation; review; socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATION; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 84970126277     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349489502300206     Document Type: Article

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