Ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in lung cancer in a New Zealand population

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 590-593

  Sutherland, Tim J T ^a   Aitken, Denise ^a  

^a Rotorua Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Lung cancer; Socioeconomic status; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 44249124050     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01301.x     Document Type: Article

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