Cancer statistics for African Americans

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 326-341

  Ghafoor, Asma ^a   Jemal, Ahmedin ^a   Cokkinides, Vilma ^a   Cardinez, Cheryll ^a   Murray, Taylor ^a   Samuels, Alicia ^a   Thun, Michael J ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER STATISTICS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036861206     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.52.6.326     Document Type: Review

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