The impact of geographic unit of analysis on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer survival and distant summary stage - a population-based study.

CONCLUSIONS: The use of socioeconomic disadvantage measure based on the smallest available spatial unit should be encouraged in the future. Implications for Public Health: Disadvantage measures based on small spatial units can more accurately identify socioeconomic cancer disparities to inform priority settings in service planning.
PMID: 27960223 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - December 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tervonen HE, Morrell S, Aranda S, Roder D, You H, Niyonsenga T, Walton R, Baker D, Currow D Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research