Cancer death rates by site and sex for religious and socioeconomic groups in New York City
Environmental ResearchPublished 1 July 1970
Herbert Seidman
Citations67
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Age adjusted death rates by sex are presented for the various sites of cancer for subgroups of the 25–64 year old non-Puerto Rican white population of New York City, 1949–1951, classified jointly by religious group and socioeconomic status.
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Age adjusted death rates by sex are presented for the various sites of cancer for subgroups of the 25–64 year old non-Puerto Rican white population of New York City, 1949–1951, classified jointly by religious group and socioeconomic status. Rates by sex and site of cancer are also given for those of Puerto Rican descent, non-Puerto Rican negroes, and for the other nonwhites.
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