Breast cancer survival among New Mexico Hispanic, American Indian, and non-Hispanic white women (1973-1992)

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 861-866

  Frost, Floyd ^a   Tollestrup, Kristine ^b   Hunt, William C ^c   Gilliland, Frank ^c   Key, Charles R ^c   Urbina, Christopher E ^b  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; NEW MEXICO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEER PROGRAM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029850486     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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