Mechanistic reasoning in sociobehavioral epidemiology: The influence of race and ethnicity on cancer survival

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 326-327

  Franco, Eduarde L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029987730     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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