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The Us Preventive Service Taskforce And The Guide To Clinical Preventive Services., F. Douglas Scutchfield Md
The Us Preventive Service Taskforce And The Guide To Clinical Preventive Services., F. Douglas Scutchfield Md
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Presentations
No abstract provided.
Public Health Services And Systems Research: Data For Research, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md
Public Health Services And Systems Research: Data For Research, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Presentations
No abstract provided.
50 Years For The Uk College Of Medicine, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md
50 Years For The Uk College Of Medicine, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Presentations
No abstract provided.
Breast Cancer Care In Canada And The United States: Ecological Comparisons Of Extremely Impoverished And Affluent Urban Neighborhoods, Kevin M. Gorey
Breast Cancer Care In Canada And The United States: Ecological Comparisons Of Extremely Impoverished And Affluent Urban Neighborhoods, Kevin M. Gorey
Social Work Publications
This study examined the differential effect of extreme impoverishment on breast cancer care in urban Canada and the United States. Ontario and California registry-based samples diagnosed between 1998 and 2000 were followed until 2006. Extremely poor and affluent neighborhoods were compared. Poverty was associated with non-localized disease, surgical and radiation therapy (RT) waits, non-receipt of breast conserving surgery, RT and hormonal therapy, and shorter survival in California, but not in Ontario. Extremely poor Ontario women were consistently advantaged on care indices over their California counterparts. More inclusive health insurance coverage in Canada seems the most plausible explanation for such Canadian …