Association of area sociodemographic characteristics and capacity for treatment with disparities in colorectal cancer care and mortality

Cancer

Volumn 117, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 4267-4276

  Haas, Jennifer S ^a   Brawarsky, Phyllis ^a   Iyer, Aarthi ^a   Fitzmaurice, Garrett M ^b   Neville, Bridget A ^c   Earle, Craig ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; disparities; regional variation; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGEON;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; SEER PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052443496     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26034     Document Type: Article

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