TY - JOUR
T1 - Socioeconomic position, stage of lung cancer and time between referral and diagnosis in Denmark, 2001-2008
AU - Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg
AU - Frederiksen, Birgitte Lidegaard
AU - Frederiksen, Flemming B.
AU - Jacobsen, E
AU - Steding-Jessen, M
AU - Østerlind, Kell Erik
AU - Schüz, J
AU - Osler, M
AU - Johansen, Christoffer
N1 - Socioeconomic position, stage of lung cancer and time between referral and diagnosis in Denmark, 2001–2008
S O Dalton1, B L Frederiksen2, E Jacobsen3, M Steding-Jessen4, K Østerlind5, J Schüz6, M Osler2 and C Johansen1
1Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, 49 Strandboulevarden, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
2Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup University Hospital, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
3The Danish Lung Cancer Registry, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
4Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
5Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
6Section of Environment and Radiation, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 69372 Lyon, France
Correspondence: Dr SO Dalton, E-mail: [email protected]
Received 28 January 2011; Revised 25 July 2011; Accepted 8 August 2011
Advance online publication 6 September 2011
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - We investigated the association between socioeconomic position, stage at diagnosis, and length of period between referral and diagnosis in a nationwide cohort of lung cancer patients.
AB - We investigated the association between socioeconomic position, stage at diagnosis, and length of period between referral and diagnosis in a nationwide cohort of lung cancer patients.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Health Services Accessibility
KW - Healthcare Disparities
KW - Humans
KW - Lung Neoplasms
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Neoplasm Staging
KW - Prognosis
KW - Referral and Consultation
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Survival Rate
KW - Time Factors
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/80053229907
U2 - 10.1038/bjc.2011.342
DO - 10.1038/bjc.2011.342
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21897390
SN - 0007-0920
VL - 105
SP - 1042
EP - 1048
JO - British Journal of Cancer
JF - British Journal of Cancer
IS - 7
ER -