Disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis in urban and rural adult women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 228-235

  Nguyen Pham, Sallyanne ^a   Leung, Janni ^a   McLaughlin, Deirdre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Meta analysis; Neoplasm staging; Rural health; Urban health

Indexed keywords

BREAST NEOPLASMS; META-ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84893904824     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.12.002     Document Type: Review

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