Disparities in breast cancer care and research: Report from a breast cancer research foundation sponsored workshop, 9–10 october 2014

npj Breast Cancer

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Canin, Beverly ^a   Freund, Karen M ^b   Ganz, Patricia A ^c   Hershman, Dawn L ^d   Paskett, Electra D ^e  

^a Tufts University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85060260066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23744677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npjbcancer.2015.13     Document Type: Review

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