A contemporary review on the inequities in the management of lung cancer among the African-American population

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 683-689

  Kim, Anthony W ^a   Liptay, Michael J ^a   Higgins, Robert S D ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Lung cancer; Race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CAUCASIAN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 45749087654     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31342-0     Document Type: Review

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