Cancer among circumpolar populations: an emerging public health concern
"To determine and compare the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions, with special focus on 3 cross-national indigenous groups – Inuit, Athabaskan Indians and Sami. Data were extracted from national and regional statistical agencies and cancer registries, with...
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Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
Language: | English |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-gczw-eh86 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/3bd9f968-6e02-40fb-af44-ccabd5d1fca6 |
Summary: | "To determine and compare the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions, with special focus on 3 cross-national indigenous groups – Inuit, Athabaskan Indians and Sami. Data were extracted from national and regional statistical agencies and cancer registries, with direct age-standardization of rates to the world standard population. For comparison, the “world average” rates as reported in the GLOBOCAN database were used." (as cited in abstract) |
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