Availability of Healthcare Resources and Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Among Non-Hispanic White and Non-Hispanic Black Adults

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 296-304

  Akinyemiju, Tomi ^a   Waterbor, John W ^a   Pisu, Maria ^b   Moore, Justin Xavier ^a,c   Altekruse, Sean F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colorectal cancer; Disparities; Healthcare access; Residential area

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CANCER REGISTRY; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 84959575129     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-0096-z     Document Type: Article

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