The role of race and residence in determining stage at diagnosis of breast cancer

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-108

  Amey, Cheryl H ^a   Miller, Michael K ^b   Albrecht, Stan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER STAGING; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030836342     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1997.tb00939.x     Document Type: Article

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