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The Cancer Transition in Japan since 1951

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ID2636141
AuthorsOmer Gersten (0000-0002-9583-4045, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), John R Wilmoth (University of California, Berkeley)
Year2002
Volume7
Pages271-306
Publication date2002-08-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemographic Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1435-9871 • E-ISSN: 2363-7064
PublisherMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.4054/demres.2002.7.5
OpenAlexW2018394758
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited10

The overall trend of cancer mortality in Japan has been decreasing since the 1960s (age-standardized death rates for ages 30-69), though trends differ enormously among various forms of the disease. Cancer mortality was heavily influenced by Japanese po

Cancer · Demographic transition · Disease · Fertility · Geography · Mortality rate · Population · Sociology · Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection · Demography · Genetic factors in colorectal cancer · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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Citations per year0.62
Citation span2005 - 2025 (21)
Highly citedNo

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