Black women and breast cancer: A review of the literature

Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 11-20

  Barton Burke, Margaret ^a   Cavaretta, Jeffery A ^a   Nkimbeng, Manka J ^a   Nowacka, Jolanta E ^a   Proctor, Courtney E ^a   Shi, Jessica J ^a   Webb, Jennifer M ^a   Worchester, Amanda K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Women; Breast Cancer; United States; White Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746388839     PISSN: 15268233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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