Geographic variation in colorectal cancer survival and the role of small-area socioeconomic deprivation: A multilevel survival analysis of the NIH-AARP diet and health study cohort

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 828-838

  Lian, Min ^a   Schootman, Mario ^a   Doubeni, Chyke A ^b   Park, Yikyung ^c   Major, Jacqueline M ^c   Stone, Rosalie A Torres ^b   Laiyemo, Adeyinka O ^d   Hollenbeck, Albert R ^e   Graubard, Barry I ^c   Schatzkin, Arthur ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e AARP   (United States)

Author keywords

cohort studies; colorectal neoplasms; geography; multilevel analysis; residence characteristics; socioeconomic factors; survival

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HETEROGENEITY; MORTALITY RISK; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVIVAL; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VITAL STATISTICS;

AGED; BAYES THEOREM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053209404     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr162     Document Type: Article

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