Is mortality after childhood cancer dependent on social or economic resources of parents? A population-based study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1870-1878

  Syse, Astri ^a,b   Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde ^c,d   Kravdal, Oystein ^c,e  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

childhood cancer; disparities; education; family; mortality; mother; parent; sibling; socioeconomic status; survival

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EDUCATION; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MELANOMA; MOTHER; NEUROBLASTOMA; NORWAY; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOFT TISSUE CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; PARENTS; REGISTRIES; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857496820     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26186     Document Type: Article

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