Racial discrimination and breast cancer incidence in US Black women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-54

  Taylor, Teletia R ^a,b,e   Williams, Carla D ^a   Makambi, Kepher H ^a   Mouton, Charles ^c   Harrell, Jules P ^b   Cozier, Yvette ^d   Palmer, Julie R ^d   Rosenberg, Lynn ^d   Adams Campbell, Lucile L ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HOWARD UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Breast neoplasms; Prejudice; Women

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CANCER; DISEASE TREATMENT; RACIAL DISPARITY; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RACISM; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BREAST TUMOR; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547602986     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm056     Document Type: Article

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