Testicular cancer: A narrative review of the role of socioeconomic position from risk to survivorship

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-101

  Richardson, Lisa C ^a   Neri, Antonio J ^a   Tai, Eric ^a   Glenn, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Income; Occupation; Socioeconomic position; Socioeconomic status; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMINOMA; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TESTIS CANCER;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84855703431     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: 18732496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.09.010     Document Type: Review

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