Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 366-368 , May 2010

Socio-economic factors and stage at presentation of head and neck cancer patients in Ottawa, Canada: A logistic regression analysis

  • S. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ottawa, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 613 791 6596.
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  • M.J. Corsten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ottawa, Canada
    • Tel.: +1 613 798 5555x72968; fax: +1 613 737 8548.
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  • J.T. McDonald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Canada
    • Tel.: +1 506 447 3210; fax: +1 506 453 4514.
    • ,
  • J. Chun

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Received 27 January 2010 ,Revised 15 February 2010 ,Accepted 16 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.02.010

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 366-368 , May 2010

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