The influence of marital status on stage at diagnosis and survival of older persons with melanoma

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 892-898

  Reyes Ortiz, Carlos A ^a   Freeman, Jean L ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a   Goodwin, James S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; MELANOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; WIDOW; CANCER REGISTRY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICARE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEER PROGRAM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548714326     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.8.892     Document Type: Article

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