Ethnic differences in disease presentation of uterine cancer in New Zealand women

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 239-245

  Firestone, Ridvan Tupai ^a   Ellison Loschmann, Lis ^a   Shelling, Andrew N ^b   Ekeroma, Alec ^b   Ikenasio Thorpe, Bettina A ^c   Pearce, Neil ^a   Jeffreys, Mona ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Pacific Health Research and Development Foundation   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; UTERUS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862501526     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100113     Document Type: Article

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