Cancer survival differences between South Asians and non-South Asians of England in 1986-2004, accounting for age at diagnosis and deprivation

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 173-181

  Maringe, C ^a   Li, R ^a   Mangtani, P ^a   Coleman, M P ^a   Rachet, B ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; epidemiology; South Asians; survival; trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SOUTH ASIAN; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE; BANGLADESH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; INDIA; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PAKISTAN; REGISTER; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; BANGLADESH; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INDIA; NEOPLASMS; PAKISTAN; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84934434392     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2015.182     Document Type: Article

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