Impact of deprivation and rural residence on treatment of colorectal and lung cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 585-590

  Campbell, N C ^a   Elliott, A M ^a   Sharp, L ^b   Ritchie, L D ^a   Cassidy, J ^b   Little, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Delivery of healthcare; Lung neoplasms; Socioeconomic factors rural population urban population

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POVERTY; PROGNOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037048286     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600515     Document Type: Article

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