A fundamental cause approach to the study of disparities in lung cancer and pancreatic cancer mortality in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-61

  Rubin, Marcie S ^a   Clouston, Sean ^b   Link, Bruce G ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fundamental causes; Lung cancer mortality; Pancreatic cancer mortality; Socioeconomic status; United States

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

UNITED STATES;

FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES; LUNG CANCER MORTALITY; PANCREATIC CANCER MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892551356     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.026     Document Type: Article

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