Neighborhood deprivation and risk of cancer incidence, mortality and survival: results from a population-based cohort study in Japan.

In many developed countries, socioeconomic status is associated with cancer incidence and survival. However, research in Japan is sparse. We examined the association between neighborhood deprivation based on the Japanese Deprivation Index and the risk of incidence, mortality and survival from total...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Miki, Manami Inoue, Ai Ikeda, Norie Sawada, Tomoki Nakaya, Taichi Shimazu, Motoki Iwasaki, Taiki Yamaji, Shizuka Sasazuki, Kenji Shibuya, Shoichiro Tsugane, JPHC Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4153661?pdf=render