Cancer survival in Ontario, 1986-2003: Evidence of equitable advances across most diverse urban and rural places

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-16

  Gorey, Kevin M ^a   Fung, Karen Y ^b   Luginaah, Isaac N ^c   Bartfay, Emma ^d   Hamm, Caroline ^e   Wright, Frances C ^f,g   Balagurusamy, Madhan ^b   Mohammad, Aziz ^b   Holowaty, Eric J ^h   Tang, Kathy X ^c  

^a Assumption University   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^e Centre Regional De Cancerologie De Windsor   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer care; Health insurance; Ontario; Socioeconomic factors; Survival; Universal access

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949087219     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403733     Document Type: Article

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