Childhood cancer survival in Ireland: Temporal, regional and deprivation-related patterns

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1852-1862

  Walsh, Paul M ^a   Byrne, Julianne ^b   Capra, Michael ^c   Comber, Harry ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BOYNE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Central nervous system; Children; Deprivation; Leukaemia; Lymphoma; Observed survival; Regional variation; Socio economic status; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CENTRALIZATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; POVERTY; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051547402     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.03.021     Document Type: Article

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