The association between incidence and mortality of brain cancer and human development index (HDI): an ecological study

Abstract Background Brain cancer is a rare and deadly malignancy with a low survival rate. The present study aims to evaluate the epidemiology of brain cancer and its relationship with the human development index (HDI) worldwide. Methods This is an ecological study. The data on cancer incidence and...

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Main Authors: Zaher Khazaei, Elham Goodarzi, Vahidreza Borhaninejad, Farhad Iranmanesh, Hosein Mirshekarpour, Batool Mirzaei, Hasan Naemi, Sayeed Maryam Bechashk, Isan Darvishi, Roghayeh Ershad Sarabi, Ahmad Naghibzadeh-Tahami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09838-4