Area-based differentials in childhood cancer incidence in Australia, 1996-2006

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 390-394

  Youlden, Danny R ^a   Baade, Peter D ^a,b   Valery, Patricia C ^c,d   Hassall, Timothy E ^e   Ward, Leisa J ^a   Green, Adele C ^c   Aitken, Joanne F ^a,d  

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

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Childhood cancer; Incidence; Remoteness; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POVERTY AREAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84855813582     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23115     Document Type: Article

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