Prospective Study of Educational Background and Stomach Cancer in Japan
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 August 2002
Yoshihisa Fujino, Akiko Tamakoshi, Yoshiyuki Ohno, Tetsuya Mizoue, Noritaka Tokui, Takesumi Yoshimura
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The expected inverse correlation between education level and death from stomach cancer was observed in men, but this association could not be explained by differences in dietary habits, smoking, or alcohol consumption associated with socioeconomic status.
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The expected inverse correlation between education level and death from stomach cancer was observed in men. However, this association could not be explained by differences in dietary habits, smoking, or alcohol consumption associated with socioeconomic status.
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