Trends in site-and sex-specific cancer mortality between 1979 and 2010 in Belgium compared with Europe using WHO data

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2016, Pages e68-e76

  Vanthomme, Katrien ^a   Vandenheede, Hadewijch ^a   Hagedoorn, Paulien ^a   Deboosere, Patrick ^a   Gadeyne, Sylvie ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer; Europe; Mortality; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979261578     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv078     Document Type: Article

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