Place of residence predicts breast cancer stage at diagnosis in Estonia

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 376-380

  Innos, Kaire ^a,b   Mägi, Margit ^a   Tekkel, Mare ^a,b   Aareleid, Tiiu ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

breast cancer; early detection; Estonia; health care access; screening mammography; stage at diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79957447498     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq025     Document Type: Article

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