Breast cancer detection among women prisoners in the southern United States

Family and Community Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 32-41

  Williams, Roma D ^a   Mahoney, Terry D ^b   Williams Jr , R Marvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer detection; Prison; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040886350     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199810000-00005     Document Type: Article

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