Elimination of cancer disparities via organizational transformation and community-driven approaches

CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-7

  Partridge, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79951843113     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: 15424863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/caac.20094     Document Type: Review

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