Investigating reasons for socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer survival in New Zealand

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 702-708

  McKenzie, Fiona ^a   Ellison Loschmann, Lis ^a   Jeffreys, Mona ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Excess mortality; Multiple imputation; Socioeconomic inequalities; Survival

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78650177575     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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