Ethnic disparities in cancer mortality among residents of Guam

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 411-414

  Haddock, Robert L ^a   Talon, Rebecca J ^c   Whippy, Helen J D ^b  

^a Office of Epidemiology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Ethnic disparities; Guam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GUAM; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GUAM; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 39049183606     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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