Survival of breast cancer patients in Connecticut in relation to socioeconomic and health care access indicators

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 211-218

  Polednak, Anthony P ^a  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Breast Cancer; Medically Underserved; Poverty; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONNECTICUT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036267427     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/79.2.211     Document Type: Article

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