The role of state health agencies in cancer prevention and control: Lessons learned from Massachusetts

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Koh, Howard K ^a   Walker, Deborah K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037360368     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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