Geographical variation in the standardized years of potential life lost ratio (SYPLR) in women dying from malignancies of the breast in England and Wales

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1069-1074

  Yuen, P ^a,b   Haybittle, J ^b   Machin, D ^b  

^a NHS Executive North Thames   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Geographical variation; Mortality; Years lost

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STATISTICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030898585     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.182     Document Type: Article

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