Determinants of regional differences in lung cancer mortality in the Netherlands
Although regional differences in lung cancer mortality are likely to be attributable to regional differences in tobacco smoking, studies in various countries found only weak relationships. This paper aimed at explaining regional differences in lung cancer mortality in the Netherlands. In a first step, clues for the role of smoking were obtained from a detailed description of regional mortality differences. These differences were found to be strongly determined by cohort effects: they vary between birth cohorts, and have been stable for over 30 years. Regional mortality differences reflect a di... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1993 |
Schlagwörter: | Determinants / Lung cancer / Mortality / Regional differences |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27608395 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/66714 |