Geographic Residency Status and Census Tract Socioeconomic Status as Determinants of Colorectal Cancer Outcomes

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Presents a study on colorectal cancer outcomes for patients in rural, suburban, and urban areas of Georgia from 2000-2007. Analyzes patient data by their geographic area; whether they were of upper, middle, or lower socioeconomic status; and whether they were treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy.

Robert Hines, Talar Markossian, Asal Johnson, Frank Dong, Rana Bayakly

American Journal of Public Health, 104(3), e63-e71

03/2014

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Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Georgia