Is breast cancer a disease of affluence, poverty, or both? The case of African American women

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 611-613

  Krieger, Nancy ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; POPULATION RISK; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036128534     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.4.611     Document Type: Article

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