Breast cancer as a global health concern

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 315-318

  Coughlin, Steven S ^a,b   Ekwueme, Donatus U ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Disparities; Global health

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70649107750     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.10.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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