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. 2000 May 27;320(7247):1442–1445. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7247.1442

Table 4.

Number of general practice consultations before and after diagnosis of breast cancer for women living in affluent and deprived areas

Affluent
Deprived
Mann-Whitney test
No of women Median (interquartile range) No of women Median (interquartile range)
Year before diagnosis 107 4 (1-7) 160 5 (2-8) Z=−1.88, P=0.06
1st year after diagnosis 108 10 (5-13) 162 11 (6-16) Z=−2.03, P=0.04
2nd year after diagnosis 107  5 (2-10) 152  7 (4-13) Z=−2.49, P=0.01