Analysis of cohort mortality from prostatic cancer in Spain, 1951-1983.
Prostatic cancer mortality rates in Spain were analysed for the period 1951-1983 by age groups. Five year interval age cohort trends were also studied. A rising trend was seen over this period of time, although there has been some stabilisation during the recent past. Age cohort analysis shows a generation effect in those cohorts born before 1896, consistent with an increased exposure to environmental and/or occupational factors.
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Department of Community Health, University of Alicante, Spain.
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D000367:Age Factors; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology