Choice of geographic unit influences socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer survival

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1279-1282

  Woods, L M ^a   Rachet, B ^a   Coleman, M P ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Ecological studies; Small area geography; Socioeconomic status; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 18044363667     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602506     Document Type: Article

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