Socioeconomic status and breast cancer mortality, 1989 through 1993: An analysis of education data from death certificates

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1218-1222

  Heck, Katherine E ^a   Wagener, Diane K ^a   Schatzkin, Arthur ^a   Devesa, Susan S ^b   Breen, Nancy ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030859320     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.7.1218     Document Type: Article

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