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Article: Time trends in socioeconomic differences in incidence rates of cancers of gastro-intestinal tract in Finland.(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Abstract
Background: The magnitude of socioeconomic differences in health varies between societies, and over time within a given society. We studied the association between social class and incidence of cancers of the gastro-intestinal tract over time in a large cohort in Finland.
Methods: We studied social class variation among 45-69 year-old Finns during 1971-95 in incidence of cancers of the gastro-intestinal tract by means of a computerized record linkage of the Finnish Cancer Registry and the 1970 Population Census, which included social class data.
Results: There were 2.3 million individuals in the cohort under follow-up, with 1622 cases ...