The influence of socio-economic and locational disadvantage on survival after a diagnosis of lung or breast cancer in Western Australia

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Hall, Sonja ^a   Holman, C D'Arcy ^a   Sheiner, Harry ^b,c   Hendrie, Delia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Clinical Oncology Group   (Australia)

^c Cancer Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 7244221838     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819042248116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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