Breast carcinoma in African-American and white women: Application of molecular biology to understand outcome disparities

Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1261-1263

  Newman, Lisa A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444220495     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20501     Document Type: Review

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