Open AccessSolid waste and pancreatic cancer: an ecologic study in Florida, USA
Author(s) -
Gary G. Schwartz,
Halcyon G. Skinner,
Robert Duncan
Publication year - 1998
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/27.5.781
Subject(s) - pancreatic cancer , medicine , environmental health , incidence (geometry) , population , cancer , municipal solid waste , cancer incidence , toxicology , demography , biology , ecology , sociology , optics , physics
Other than cigarette smoking, modifiable risk factors for pancreatic cancer have not been consistently identified. This study explored the ecologic relationship between pancreatic cancer incidence and measures of cigarette smoking, income, and solid waste collection for Florida's 67 counties.
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