Small is essential: Importance of subpopulation research in cancer control

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages S371-S373

  Srinivasan, Shobha ^a   Moser, Richard P ^a   Willis, Gordon ^a   Riley, William ^a   Alexander, Mark ^a   Berrigan, David ^a   Kobrin, Sarah ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY GROUP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937437134     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302267     Document Type: Editorial

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