Socioeconomic deprivation and inequalities in lung cancer: time to delve deeper?

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Editorial

Helen A Powell. Thorax. 2019 Jan.

. 2019 Jan;74(1):11-12.

doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212362. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

¹ Thoracic Medicine, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley.

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Keywords: lung cancer; thoracic surgery.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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