Urban-Rural Differences in Cancer Incidence in The Netherlands, 1989–1991 | Zendy

Leo J. Schouten | Zendy; Hanneke Meijer | Zendy; J.A.M. Huveneers | Zendy; Lambertus A. Kiemeney | Zendy

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Urban-Rural Differences in Cancer Incidence in The Netherlands, 1989–1991

Author(s) -

Leo J. Schouten,

Hanneke Meijer,

J.A.M. Huveneers,

Lambertus A. Kiemeney

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/25.4.729

Subject(s) - cancer , incidence (geometry) , demography , medicine , cancer registry , lung cancer , cancer incidence , mesothelioma , epidemiology , pathology , physics , sociology , optics

Differences in cancer incidence have been observed between urban and rural communities for many decades. These differences have been attributed for the most part to lifestyle aspects. In Western populations, however, differences in lifestyle have diminished. This study addressed the question: For which cancer sites can differences in cancer occurrence still be demonstrated between urban and rural communities in the Netherlands?

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