Racial disparities in oral cancer risk and outcomes

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 70-71

  Ahluwalia, Kavita ^a   Ro, Marguerite ^a   Erwin, Katherine ^b   Treadwell, Henrie ^b  

^a School of Dental and Oral Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MOUTH CANCER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SYMPOSIUM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 23044481207     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce2002_5     Document Type: Letter

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