Cutaneous melanoma mortality among the socioeconomically disadvantaged in Massachusetts.
Author(s) -
Alan C. Geller,
Donald R. Miller,
R A Lew,
Richard Clapp,
Mark B. Wenneker,
H K Koh
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.86.4.538
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , demography , rate ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , cancer registry , mortality rate , proportional hazards model , epidemiology , skin cancer , gerontology , cancer , environmental health , population , physics , sociology , optics
To identify groups for melanoma prevention and early detection programs, this study explored the hypothesis that survival with cutaneous melanoma is disproportionately lower for persons of lower socioeconomic status.
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