Socioeconomic disparities in prostate cancer mortality and the impact of geographic scale

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 553-559

  Wan, Neng ^a   Zhan, F Benjamin ^a   Cai, Zhongliang ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

cancer disparity; ecological fallacy; geographic scale; prostate cancer; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSTATE CANCER; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CENSUSES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 80051520883     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31821f99ff     Document Type: Article

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