Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 200-203 , March 2010

Socio-economic status and head and neck cancer incidence in Canada: A case-control study

  • Stephanie Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, S3, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8L6
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 613 798 5555x72968; fax: +1 613 737 8548.
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  • James Ted McDonald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3
    • Tel.: +1 506 447 3210; fax: +1 506 453 4514.
    • ,
  • Martin Corsten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, S3, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8L6
    • Tel.: +1 613 798 5555x72968; fax: +1 613 737 8548.
    • ,
  • Ryan Rourke

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa – Faculty of Medicine, 451 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8M5
    • Tel.: +1 613 520 5800x8117.

Received 24 November 2009 ,Revised 14 December 2009 ,Accepted 15 December 2009.

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PII: S1368-8375(09)01009-4

doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.12.004

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 200-203 , March 2010

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