Comparing cancer profiles and survival of aboriginal and non-aboriginal patients in south australia: Where are the opportunities for improving aboriginal health?

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 495-501

  Cottrell, Jennifer ^a   Street, Jackie ^a   Chong, Alwin ^b   Roder, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Cancer; Indigenous people; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249090140     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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