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Interregional mobility, socio-economic inequality and mortality among cancer patients

C RubinoM FerranteA AbbruzzoG FantaciS. Scondotto

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patients’ mobility health outcome survival analysis socio-economic inequalities

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This paper investigates 3-years mortality after discharge in patients residing in Sicily (Italy) diagnosed with cancer among: colon, stomach, liver, and lungs, between 1/1/2010 - 31/12/2011. The effect of mobility and socio-economic status on mortality is evaluated through survival analysis approach. Results shows that out-of-region hospitalization is associated with higher survival time; no association of mortality with socio-economic status appears. The extent of patients’ mobility, and its relation with mortality raises regional policy considerations

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2020-01-01
http://hdl.handle.net/10447/462321