Is lower socioeconomic status associated with more advanced thyroid cancer stage at presentation? A study in two canadian centers

Thyroid

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 545-551

  Siu, Stephanie ^a   McDonald, James Ted ^b   Rajaraman, Murali ^c   Franklin, Jason ^a   Paul, Terri ^a   Rachinsky, Irina ^a   Morrison, Deric ^a   Imran, S Ali ^c   Burrell, Steven ^c   Hart, Robert ^c   Driedger, Al ^a   Badreddine, Mahmoud ^a   Yoo, John ^a   Corsten, Martin ^d   Van Uum, Stan ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOCIAL STATUS; THYROID CANCER; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896759018     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: 15579077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0090     Document Type: Article

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