The late-stage diagnosis of colorectal cancer: Demographic and socioeconomic factors

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1794-1797

  Mandelblatt, Jeanne ^a,b   Andrews, Howard ^d   Kao, Richard ^a,c   Wallace, Rodrick ^d   Kerner, Jon ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c College of Physicians Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL CANCER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030474252     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.12.1794     Document Type: Article

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