The quality of cancer pain management for racial and ethnic minority Americans: Unequal burdens and unheard voices

Journal of Cancer Pain and Symptom Palliation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-27

  Green, Carmen R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

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EID: 33845939337     PISSN: 15437671     EISSN: 1543768X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J427v02n01_05     Document Type: Review

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