Social disparities in cancer: Lessons from a multidisciplinary workshop

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-74

  Weissman, Joel S ^a,b   Schneider, Eric C ^c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16844384696     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-004-1255-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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