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Socioeconomic position and the risk of gastric and oesophageal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST).
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of socioeconomic position with adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and stomach. METHODS: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort comprises about 520 000 participants mostly aged 35-70 years. Information on diet and lifestyle was collected at recruitment. After an average follow-up of 6.5 years, 268 cases with adenocarcinoma of the stomach and 56 of the oesophagus were confirmed. We examined the effect of socioeconomi...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- International journal of epidemiology
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 66-76
- Publication date:
- 2007-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1464-3685
- ISSN:
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0300-5771
- Source identifiers:
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3194
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- English
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pubs:3194
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- pubs:3194
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2007
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