European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 107-118 , January 2009

Cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancers among immigrants in Sweden: Importance of age at migration and duration of residence

  • Omid Beiki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine/Epidemiology, Norrbacka, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Adress: Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine/Epidemiology, Norrbacka, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel.: +46 8 737 3896; fax: +46 8 737 3840.
    • ,
  • Peter Allebeck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine/Epidemiology, Norrbacka, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Stockholm Centre for Public Health, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Tobias Nordqvist

      Affiliations

    • Stockholm Centre for Public Health, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Tahereh Moradi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine/Epidemiology, Norrbacka, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Stockholm Centre for Public Health, Stockholm, Sweden

Received 18 June 2008 ,Revised 6 August 2008 ,Accepted 18 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.08.017

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 107-118 , January 2009

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