A national agenda for Latino cancer prevention and control

Cancer

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2209-2215

  Ramirez, Amelie G ^a   Gallion, Kipling J ^a   Suarez, Lucina ^b   Giachello, Aida L ^c   Marti, Jose R ^d   Medrano, Martha A ^e   Pérez Stable, Eliseo J ^f   Talavera, Gregory A ^g   Trapido, Edward J ^h  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer priorities; Hispanics; Latinos; Professional training; Public education; Research

Indexed keywords

BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SMOKING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18844367130     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21053     Document Type: Review

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