Socioeconomic variation in survival from childhood leukaemia in northern England, 1968-2010

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2339-2345

  Njoku, K ^a   Basta, N ^a   Mann, K D ^a   McNally, R J Q ^a   Pearce, M S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood leukaemia; Socioeconomic status; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; LEUKEMIA; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884198702     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.222     Document Type: Article

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