Unmet challenges in cancer disparities - Letter

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 248-249

  Hock, Janet M ^a   Nealley, Amelia ^a   Morrison, Deborah ^a   Farah, Christopher ^a   Hosgood, H Dean ^b   Zahm, Sheila ^b  

^a Maine Institute for Human Genetics & Health   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MAINE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855496714     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-1039     Document Type: Letter

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