Effect of marital status on cancer incidence and survival rates

American Family Physician

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1052-

  Bailey, Justin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISTANT METASTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MARRIAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVIVAL RATE; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; NEOPLASM; NOTE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MARITAL STATUS; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 73249120161     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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