Are there social gradients in the occurrence of lung cancer and in the survival of lung cancer patients? Findings from an observational study using German claims data of Lower Saxony

• Siegfried Geyer,
• Sebastian Schröder,
• Johannes Beller,
• Heiko Golpon

Affiliations

Siegfried Geyer

Medical Sociology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Sebastian Schröder

Medical Sociology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Johannes Beller

Medical Sociology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Heiko Golpon

Pneumology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany