Relationships between social isolation, neighborhood poverty, and cancer mortality in a population-based study of US adults.

BACKGROUND:Social isolation is an important determinant of all-cause mortality, with evidence suggesting an association with cancer-specific mortality as well. In this study, we examined the associations between social isolation and neighborhood poverty (independently and jointly) on cancer mortalit...

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Main Authors: Andrea Fleisch Marcus, Alex H Illescas, Bernadette C Hohl, Adana A M Llanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5342244?pdf=render