Survival from childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: The impact of social inequality in the United Kingdom

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-269

  Lightfoot, T J ^a   Johnston, W T ^a   Simpson, J ^a   Smith, A G ^a   Ansell, P ^a   Crouch, S ^a   Roman, E ^a,c   Kinsey, S E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Socio economic status; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84555195980     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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