Social and geographical factors affecting access to treatment of lung cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 897-901

  Crawford, S M ^a   Sauerzapf, V ^b   Haynes, R ^b   Zhao, H ^b,c   Forman, D ^d   Jones, A P ^b  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distance; Histopathology; Lung cancer; Socioeconomic factors; Travel; thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX SURGERY; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 70249102723     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605257     Document Type: Article

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