Socioeconomic disparity in survival after breast cancer in ireland: observational study.

We evaluated the relationship between breast cancer survival and deprivation using data from the Irish National Cancer Registry. Cause-specific survival was compared between five area-based socioeconomic deprivation strata using Cox regression. Patient and tumour characteristics and treatment were c...

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Main Authors: Paul M Walsh, Julianne Byrne, Maria Kelly, Joe McDevitt, Harry Comber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4221110?pdf=render