The effect of socioeconomic status on the long-term outcome of cancer

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1155-1160

  Stavraky, K M ^a   Skillings, J R ^b   Stitt, L W ^a   Gwadry Sridhar, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Nova Scotia Cancer Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Education; Multivariate; Prognosis; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0030273111     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(96)00179-5     Document Type: Article

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