Australia is continuing to make progress against cancer, but the regional and remote disadvantage remains

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 605-608

  Coory, Michael D ^a   Ho, Tsun ^b   Jordan, Susan J ^c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Department of Health ^*  (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM; PANCREAS CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSTATE CANCER; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84887397973     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10055     Document Type: Article

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