Inequalities in breast cancer reconstructive surgery according to social and locational status in Western Australia

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 519-525

  Hall, Sonja E ^a   Holman, C D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast reconstructive surgery; Locational disadvantage; Private health insurance; Record linkage; Social disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0041977215     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(03)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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