Unsolved problems in early breast cancer detection: Focus on the underserved

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-51

  Hiatt, Robert A ^a,b   Pasick, Rena J ^a  

^a NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Intervention studies; Race ethnicity; Screening; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029832987     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01806001     Document Type: Review

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