Geographic remoteness and risk of advanced colorectal cancer at diagnosis in Queensland: A multilevel study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1039-1041

  Baade, P D ^a,b,c   Dasgupta, P ^a   Aitken, J ^a,c,d   Turrell, G ^b  

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

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; health inequality; rural health; socio economic status; stage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053230701     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.356     Document Type: Article

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