Differentials in survival for childhood cancer in Australia by remoteness of residence and area disadvantage

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1649-1656

  Youlden, Danny R ^a   Baade, Peter D ^a,b   Valery, Patricia C ^c   Ward, Leisa J ^a   Green, Adele C ^c,e   Aitken, Joanne F ^a,d  

^a VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79961234483     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0432     Document Type: Article

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