European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 588-598 , February 2010

Socioeconomic factors associated with risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer in Europe

  • D.I. Conway

      Affiliations

    • Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK
    • NHS NSS ISD, Edinburgh, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Address: Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK. Tel.: +44 (0)141 211 9750; fax: +44 (0)141 353 1593.
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  • P.A. McKinney

      Affiliations

    • NHS NSS ISD, Edinburgh, UK
    • Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Leeds, UK
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  • A.D. McMahon

      Affiliations

    • Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK
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  • W. Ahrens

      Affiliations

    • Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine (BIPS), Bremen, Germany
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  • N. Schmeisser

      Affiliations

    • Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine (BIPS), Bremen, Germany
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  • S. Benhamou

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U946, Fondation Jean Dausset – CEPH, Paris, France
    • CNRS FRE2939, Gustave-Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France
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  • C. Bouchardy

      Affiliations

    • Geneva Cancer Registry, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • G.J. Macfarlane

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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  • T.V. Macfarlane

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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  • P. Lagiou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Greece
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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  • P. Minaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Greece
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  • V. Bencko

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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  • I. Holcátová

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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  • F. Merletti

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CeRMS and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • L. Richiardi

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CeRMS and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • K. Kjaerheim

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
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  • A. Agudo

      Affiliations

    • Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO), IDIBELL, CIBER-ESP L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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  • X. Castellsague

      Affiliations

    • Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO), IDIBELL, CIBER-ESP L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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  • R. Talamini

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico – IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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  • L. Barzan

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Department, General Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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  • C. Canova

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • L. Simonato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • R.J. Lowry

      Affiliations

    • University of Newcastle Dental School, Newcastle, UK
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  • A. Znaor

      Affiliations

    • Croatian National Cancer Registry, Zagreb, Croatia
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  • C.M. Healy

      Affiliations

    • Trinity College School of Dental Science, Dublin, Ireland
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  • B.E. McCartan

      Affiliations

    • Trinity College School of Dental Science, Dublin, Ireland
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  • M. Marron

      Affiliations

    • Trinity College School of Dental Science, Dublin, Ireland
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  • M. Hashibe

      Affiliations

    • International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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  • P. Brennan

      Affiliations

    • International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France

Received 22 May 2009 ,Revised 25 September 2009 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.09.028

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 588-598 , February 2010

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