Socioeconomic position and prediagnostic health care contacts in children with cancer in Denmark: a nationwide register study

Socioeconomic position and prediagnostic health care contacts in children with cancer in Denmark: a nationwide register study

Abstract Background While underlying mechanisms and pathways of social inequalities in cancer survival have been extensively examined in adults, this is less so for children with cancer. Hypothesized mechanisms include prediagnostic utilization of and navigation through the health care system, which...

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Main Authors: Line Hjøllund Pedersen, Friederike Erdmann, Gitte Lerche Aalborg, Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Hanne Bækgaard Larsen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Jeanette Falck Winther, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Childhood
Childhood cancer
Socioeconomic position
Social inequality
Prediagnostic contacts
Denmark
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08837-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08837-x

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