Journal article
Burden of cancer in a large consortium of prospective cohorts in Europe
- Abstract:
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Disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) are an indicator of mortality, morbidity, and disability. We calculated DALYs for cancer in middle-aged and older adults participating in the Consortium on Health and Ageing Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES) consortium.A total of 90 199 participants from five European cohorts with 10 455 incident cancers and 4399 deaths were included in this study. DALYs were calculated as the sum of the years of life lost because of premature ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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+ European Research Council
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FP7/2007-2013) DG-RESEARCH HEALTH—F3-2010-242244
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute Journal website
- Volume:
- 108
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- djw127
- Publication date:
- 2016-05-06
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-04-06
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1460-2105
- ISSN:
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0027-8874
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:622403
- UUID:
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uuid:3dbcf665-c1c9-4577-bcce-c2bdbf7b0c5d
- Local pid:
- pubs:622403
- Source identifiers:
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622403
- Deposit date:
- 2016-05-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Allen et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. The final version is available online from OUP at: [10.1093/jnci/djw127]
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