Recommendations for cancer epidemiologic research in understudied populations and implications for future needs

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 573-580

  Martin, Damali N ^a   Lam, Tram Kim ^a   Brignole, Katy ^a   Ashing, Kimlin T ^b   Blot, William J ^c,d   Burhansstipanov, Linda ^e   Chen, Jarvis T ^f   Dignan, Mark ^g   Gomez, Scarlett Lin ^h,i   Martinez, Maria Elena ^j   Matthews, Alicia ^k   Palmer, Julie R ^l   Perez Stable, Eliseo J ^m   Schootman, Mario ⁿ   Vilchis, Hugo ^o   Vu, Alexander ^p   Srinivasan, Shobha ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Native American Cancer Research   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^h CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^l BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES   (United States)

ⁿ SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^p JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84962376458     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1297     Document Type: Article

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