Reducing the unequal burden of cancer

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Li, Frederick P ^a   DiGianni, Lisa M ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY BURDEN; CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037360737     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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