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Effect of social class on tumour size at diagnosis and surgical treatment in Danish women with breast cancer

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  • Norredam, Marie
  • Groenvold, Mogens
  • Petersen, Jorgen Holm
  • Krasnik, Allan

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This study examines the effect of socio-economic inequalities on the tumour size at diagnosis and the choice of surgical treatment in Danish women with breast cancer. The Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG) registers all women with breast cancer in Denmark and provides clinical register data on tumour size and surgical treatment for 1594 women

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  • Norredam, Marie & Groenvold, Mogens & Petersen, Jorgen Holm & Krasnik, Allan, 1998. "Effect of social class on tumour size at diagnosis and surgical treatment in Danish women with breast cancer," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 47(11), pages 1659-1663, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:47:y:1998:i:11:p:1659-1663
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    1. Hannu Valtonen, 2009. "Patient characteristics and fairness," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 10(2), pages 179-186, May.
    2. Haynes, Robin & Pearce, Jamie & Barnett, Ross, 2008. "Cancer survival in New Zealand: Ethnic, social and geographical inequalities," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 67(6), pages 928-937, September.

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