Cancers of the breast, uterus, ovary and cervix among Alaska native women, 1974-2003

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-86

  Day, Gretchen Ehrsam ^a   Lanier, Anne P ^a   Bulkow, Lisa ^b   Kelly, Janet J ^a   Murphy, Neil ^c  

^a ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c South Central Foundation Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska native; Birth cohort; Breast cancer; Cancer incidence; Cancer trends; Cervix cancer; Neoplasm; Ovarian cancer; Period effect; Uterus cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149166360     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v69i1.17388     Document Type: Article

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