Work and occupation: Important indicators of socioeconomic position and life experiences influencing cancer disparities

Toward the Elimination of Cancer Disparities: Clinical and Public Health Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 83-105

  Sorensen, Glorian ^a   Sembajwe, Grace ^b   Harley, Amy ^b   Quintiliani, Lisa ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

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