Surgical treatment for women with breast cancer in relation to socioeconomic and insurance status

Breast Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-8

  Azzopardi, Jonathan ^a   Walsh, David ^b   Chong, Chilton ^b   Taylor, Corey ^c  

^a LYELL MCEWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

Author keywords

breast cancer; insurance; socioeconomic status; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

BREAST CANCER; INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURGERY;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MASTECTOMY; NEW ZEALAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84892819530     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12203     Document Type: Article

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