Site-specific cancer mortality inequalities by employment and occupational groups: a cohort study among Belgian adults, 2001–2011

Objective This study probes into site-specific cancer mortality inequalities by employment and occupational group among Belgians, adjusted for other indicators of socioeconomic (SE) position. Design This cohort study is based on record linkage between the Belgian censuses of 1991 and 2001 and register data on emigration and mortality for 01/10/2001 to 31/12/2011. Setting Belgium. Participants The study population contains all Belgians within the economically active age (25–65 years) at the census of 1991. Outcome measures Both absolute and relative measures were calculated. First, age-standard... Mehr ...