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ReviewHealth systems (Basingstoke, England)2019

Literature review of data-based models for identification of factors associated with racial disparities in breast cancer mortality.

Diana Prieto, Milton Soto-Ferrari, Rindy Tija, Lorena Peña, Leandra Burke, Lisa Miller, Kelsey Berndt, Brian Hill, Jafar Haghsenas, Ethan Maltz and 3 more

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Review in Health systems (Basingstoke, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Diana PrietoCollege of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Milton Soto-FerrariCollege of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Rindy TijaCollege of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Lorena PeñaCollege of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Leandra BurkeWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Lisa MillerWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Kelsey BerndtWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Brian HillWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Jafar HaghsenasWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Ethan MaltzWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Evan WhiteWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Maggie AtwoodWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Earl NormanWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the United States, early detection methods have contributed to the reduction of overall breast cancer mortality but this pattern has not been observed uniformly across all racial groups. A vast body of research literature shows a set of health care, socio-economic, biological, physical, and behavioural factors influencing the mortality disparity. In this paper, we review the modelling frameworks, statistical tests, and databases used in understanding influential factors, and we discuss the factors documented in the modelling literature. Our findings suggest that disparities research relies on conventional modelling and statistical tools for quantitative analysis, and there exist opportunities to implement data-based modelling frameworks for (1) exploring mechanisms triggering disparities, (2) increasing the collection of behavioural data, and (3) monitoring factors associated with the mortality disparity across time.

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Breast canceroperations researchracial disparitiesstatistical analysis

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PMID31275571
PMCPMC6598506

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