A 50% higher prevalence of life-shortening chronic conditions among cancer patients with low socioeconomic status

BACKGROUND: Comorbidity and socioeconomic status (SES) may be related among cancer patients. METHOD: Population-based cancer registry study among 72 153 patients diagnosed during 1997–2006. RESULTS: Low SES patients had 50% higher risk of serious comorbidity than those with high SES. Prevalence was...

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Autores principales: Louwman, W J, Aarts, M J, Houterman, S, van Lenthe, F J, Coebergh, J W W, Janssen-Heijnen, M L G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2010
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20978508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605949

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20978508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605949

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