Disparities in treatment and survival of white and native American patients with colorectal cancer: A SEER analysis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 469-474

  Cueto, Cristina V ^a   Szeja, Sean ^a   Wertheim, Betsy C ^b   Ong, Evan S ^a   Tsikitis, Vassiliki L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 81555195236     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.05.026     Document Type: Article

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