Progress in addressing disparities through comprehensive cancer control

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2015-2021

  Weinberg, Armin D ^a   Jackson, Pamela M ^a   Decourtney, Christine A ^b   Cravatt, Kym ^c   Ogo, Joanne ^d   Sanchez, Marta M ^e   Tortolero Luna, Guillermo ^e   Rollins, Rochelle L ^f  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^c Cherokee Nation Health Service   (United States)

^d Comprehensive Cancer Control Program ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^f U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer related disparities; Comprehensive cancer control; Health disparities in cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALASKA; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MICRONESIA; NEOPLASMS; OKLAHOMA; POPULATION GROUPS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 78751570894     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9649-8     Document Type: Article

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