Disparities in cancer outcomes in regional and rural Australia

Cancer Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-74

  Heathcote, Katharine E ^a   Armstrong, Bruce K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; AUSTRALIA; CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 34447558441     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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