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Social Inequalities and Cancer (IARC Scientific Publications, No. 138)by: M. Kogevinas, N. Pearce, M. Susser, P. Boffettaen 9283221389 9789283221388 |
Social Inequalities and Cancer (IARC Scientific Publications,)
By M. Kogevinas, N. Pearce, M. Susser, P. Boffetta
- Publisher: IARC Scientific Publications
- Number Of Pages: 416
- Publication Date: 1997-12-18
- ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9283221389
- ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789283221388
- Binding: Paperback
Product Description:
There is clear evidence from industrialized and less-developed societies that cancer incidence and survival are related to socioeconomic factors. This fascinating volume, the first to examine the magnitude of these socioeconomic differences in relation to cancer, provides vital information for all those interested in public health. Nineteen chapters are presented in four sections: General considerations; Evidence of social inequalities in cancer; Explanations for social inequalities in cancer; and Socioeconomic differences in health care.
Social Inequalities and Cancer IARC Scientific Publication No. 138 Year: 1997 | 412 pages | ISBN 92 832 2138 9 Edited by M. Kogevinas, N. Pearce, M. Susser and P. Boffetta
In both industrialized and less-developed societies, cancer incidence and survival are related to socioeconomic factors. This fascinating volume, the first to examine the magnitude of these socioeconomic differences in relation to cancer, provides vital information for all those interested in public health. Nineteen authored chapters are presented in four sections: general considerations; evidence of social inequalities in cancer; explanations for social inequalities in cancer; and socioeconomic.