Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 702-708 , December 2010

Investigating reasons for socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer survival in New Zealand

  • Fiona McKenzie

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Private Bag 756, Wellington, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 4 3800615; fax: +64 4 3800600.
    • ,
  • Lis Ellison-Loschmann

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Private Bag 756, Wellington, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Mona Jeffreys

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Rd., Bristol BS8 2PS, UK

,Accepted 8 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.07.007

Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 702-708 , December 2010

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