Where a cancer patient dies: The effect of rural residency

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-238

  Burge, Frederick I ^a   Lawson, Beverley ^a   Johnston, Grace ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 27644582491     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00088.x     Document Type: Review

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