Differences in stage of disease between migrant women and native Danish women diagnosed with cancer: Results from a population-based cohort study

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Norredam, Marie ^a,b   Krasnik, Allan ^a   Pipper, Christian ^a   Keiding, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Building 5 ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Access; Diagnosis; Migrants; Neoplasms; Prevention; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; PHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; POPULATION GROUPS; REGISTRIES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 42249100139     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3282f0bfd1     Document Type: Article

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