Disparities in liver cancer incidence by nativity, acculturation, and socioeconomic status in California Hispanics and Asians

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3106-3118

  Chang, Ellen T ^a,c   Yang, Juan ^a   Alfaro Velcamp, Theresa ^d   So, Samuel K S ^c   Glaser, Sally L ^a,b   Gomez, Scarlett Lin ^a,b  

^a CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BEHAVIOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78650412312     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0863     Document Type: Article

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