A comparison of breast and colon cancer incidence rates among native Asian Indians, US immigrant Asian Indians, and whites

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1275-1277

  Blesch, K S ^a   Davis, F ^a   Kamath, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIGRATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

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EID: 0032835382     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(99)00313-2     Document Type: Article

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