Social and geographical factors affecting access to treatment of colorectal cancer: A cancer registry study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Crawford, S Michael ^a   Sauerzapf, Violet ^b   Haynes, Robin ^b   Forman, David ^c   Jones, Andrew P ^b  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860898630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000410     Document Type: Article

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