An international comparison of cancer survival: metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, and Honolulu, Hawaii
Author(s) -
Kevin M. Gorey,
Eric J. Holowaty,
Gordon Fehringer,
Ethan Laukkanen,
Nancy L. Richter,
Christine Meyer
Publication year - 2000
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.90.12.1866
Subject(s) - residence , socioeconomic status , medicine , metropolitan area , cohort , demography , population , cancer registry , cancer , gerontology , health care , cohort study , breast cancer , prostate cancer , environmental health , economic growth , pathology , sociology , economics
Comparisons of cancer survival in Canadian and US metropolitan areas have shown consistent Canadian advantages. This study tests a health insurance hypothesis by comparing cancer survival in Toronto, Ontario, and Honolulu, Hawaii.
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