Differences according to educational level in the management and survival of colorectal cancer in Sweden

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1398-1406

  Cavalli Björkman, Nina ^a,b   Lambe, Mats ^b,c   Eaker, Sonja ^b   Sandin, Fredrik ^b   Glimelius, Bengt ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Education level; Management; Social gradients; Socioeconomic status; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957545483     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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