Introduction to the special section on cancer disparities

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2906-2907

  Halbert, Chanita Hughes ^a   Wetter, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RESEARCH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SITTING;

HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 55849107000     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0889     Document Type: Editorial

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