Socioeconomic status and survival of gastric cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 537-542

  Fontana, V ^a,b   Decensi, A ^b   Orengo, M A ^c   Parodi, S ^b   Torrisi, R ^a   Puntoni, R ^b  

^a Department of Environmental Epidemiology and Biostatistics ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer survival; Gastric neoplasm; Migration; Sex; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMACH CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032033107     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)10098-3     Document Type: Article

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