Understanding reversals of association between cancer screening and race/ethnicity

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1450-1457

  Rakowski, William ^a   Rogers, Michelle L ^a   Dominick, Gregory M ^b,c   Clark, Melissa A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEGRO; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84866149028     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-1223     Document Type: Article

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