Assessment of spatial variation in breast cancer-specific mortality using Louisiana SEER data

Rachel Carroll, Andrew B. Lawson, Chandra L. Jackson and Shanshan Zhao

Social Science & Medicine, 2017, vol. 193, issue C, 1-7

Abstract: Previous studies suggest spatial differences in mortality for many types of cancer, including breast cancer. Identifying explanations for these spatial differences results in a better understanding of what leads to longer survival time.

Keywords: Breast cancer mortality; Spatial frailty; Survival analysis; SEER; Accelerated failure time model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.045

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