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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Pediatric oncology

Effect of socioeconomic position on survival after childhood cancer in Denmark

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Pages 742-750 | Received 11 Sep 2015, Accepted 17 Jan 2016, Published online: 03 Mar 2016

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