Impact of socioeconomic status on bladder cancer outcome

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 328-331

  Shackley, David C ^a   Clarke, Noel W ^a,b  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Social class; Socioeconomic deprivation

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 24144461916     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mou.0000174965.26439.d1     Document Type: Review

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