Disparities in oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence, mortality and survival among black and white Americans

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-212

  Morse, Douglas E ^a   Kerr, A Ross ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incidence; Mortality; Oral cancer; Pharyngeal cancer; Survival; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 33344464266     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0146     Document Type: Article

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