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Advanced Stage at Presentation Remains a Major Factor Contributing to Breast Cancer Survival Disparity between Public and Private Hospitals in a Middle-Income Country

Background: Survival disparities in cancer are known to occur between public and private hospitals. We compared breast cancer presentation, treatment and survival between a public academic hospital and a private hospital in a middle-income country. Methods: The demographics, clinical characteristics...

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Main Authors:	Kong, Y.C., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Subramaniam, S., Mohd Taib, N.A., Jamaris, S., Kaur, K., See, M.H., Ho, G.F., Yip, C.H.
Format:	Article
Published:	MDPI 2017
Subjects:	R Medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/19135/ http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040427
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