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Integrating multiple social statuses in health disparities research: the case of lung cancer.
Health services research - 1 Jun 2012
Williams David R, Kontos Emily Z, Viswanath K, Haas Jennifer S, Lathan Christopher S, MacConaill Laura E, Chen Jarvis, Ayanian John Z
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To illustrate the complex patterns that emerge when race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and gender are considered simultaneously in health care disparities research and to outline the needed research to understand them by using disparities in lung cancer risks, treatment, and outcomes as an example. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: SES, gender, and race/ethnicity are social categories that are robust...
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