Impact of culture, education and socio-economic status

Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 313-332

  Moore, Rhonda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 80052516178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-3664-4_13     Document Type: Chapter

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