Cancer screening among Native Americans in eastern North Carolina

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 634-642

  Farmer, Deborah F ^a   Bell, Ronny A ^a   Stark, Nancy ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer screening; Health behaviors; Native American; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244466119     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0094     Document Type: Article

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