Disparities across the breast cancer continuum

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-44

  Bigby, JudyAnn ^a,b   Holmes, Michelle D ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Health disparities; Minorities; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 17644388109     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-004-1263-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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