Contribution of income-related inequality and healthcare utilisation to survival in cancers of the lung, liver, stomach and colon

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-40

  Yim, Jun ^a   Hwang, Seung sik ^b   Yoo, Keun young ^c   Kim, Chang yup ^d  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KOREA; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MORTALITY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; STOMACH TUMOR; SURVIVOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KOREA; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84856021794     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.104554     Document Type: Article

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