A spatial-temporal approach to surveillance of prostate cancer disparities in population subgroups

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-87

  Hsu, Chiehwen Ed ^a,b   Mas, Francisco Soto ^c   Miller, Jerry A ^d   Nkhoma, Ella T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Health disparities; Prostate cancer; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TEXAS;

EID: 33846611135     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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