Cancer disparities: Unmet challenges in the elimination of disparities

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1809-1814

  Gehlert, Sarah ^a   Colditz, Graham A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DISPARITY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NOTE; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; SMOKING CESSATION;

HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052517176     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0628     Document Type: Note

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