Social inequalities in non-small cell lung cancer management and survival: A population-based study in central Sweden

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-333

  Berglund, Anders ^a   Holmberg, Lars ^b   Tishelman, Carol ^a   Wagenius, Gunnar ^c   Eaker, Sonja ^c   Lambe, Mats ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EARLY CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77950914679     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.125914     Document Type: Article

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