Roots of prostate cancer in African-American men

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 539-543

  Odedina, Foldkemi T ^a   Ogunbiyi, J Olufemi ^b   Ukoli, Flora A M ^c  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Men's health; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NIGERIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEST INDIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645662653     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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