## BACKGROUND. Native Americans have been reported to have lower cancer incidence and mortality than other racial groups in the U.S., although some have questioned whether this was due to racial misclassification. This study provides improved estimates of cancer mortality, determined from a sampli
Cancer mortality among Native Americans
โ Scribed by Linda Burhansstipanov
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
which appears in this issue of Cancer, provides a strong foundation for a variety of research questions.
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