Penile cancer: An analysis of socioeconomic factors at a southeastern tertiary referral center

Canadian Journal of Urology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5524-5527

  Mcintyre, Matthew ^a   Weiss, Avi ^b   Wahlquist, Amy ^a   Keane, Thomas ^a   Clarke, Harry ^a   Savage, Stephen ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Urology Specialists of Nevada   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Delay to care; Penile cancer; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PENIS TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959806835     PISSN: 11959479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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