Cancer health disparities

Fundamentals of Cancer Prevention, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 151-193

  Green, B Lee ^a   Davis, Jenna L ^a   Rivers, Desiree ^b   Buchanan, Kyrel L ^c   Rivers, Brian M ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Sanoa Consulting   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38983-2_6     Document Type: Chapter

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