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Time trends in educational inequalities in cancer mortality in Colombia, 1998-2012.

Esther de VriesIvan ArroyaveConstanza Pardo
Published in: BMJ open (2016)
Educational inequalities in cancer mortality in Colombia are increasing in absolute and relative terms, and are concentrated in young age categories. This trend was not curbed by increases in healthcare insurance coverage. Policymakers should focus on improving equal access to prevention, early detection, diagnostic and treatment facilities.
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