The crisis in U.S. and international cancer policy

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 669-707

  Epstein, Samuel S ^a   Ashford, Nicholas A ^a   Blackwelder, Brent ^a   Castleman, Barry ^a   Cohen, Gary ^a   Goldsmith, Edward ^a   Mazzocchi, Anthony ^a   Young, Quentin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DISEASE INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE STYLE; NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036421493     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1092/4F8C-QW9W-QDHG-2R4F     Document Type: Article

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