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Characteristics and treatment modalities for African American women diagnosed with stage III breast cancer

✍ Scribed by Monica Rizzo; Mary Jo Lund; Marina Mosunjac; Harvey Bumpers; Leslie Holmes; Ruth O'Regan; Otis W. Brawley; Sheryl Gabram

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 125 KB
Volume: 115
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24334

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