## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Death rates for most cancers continue to be higher for African Americans, particularly those in inner cities. Harlem Hospital serves a poor, predominantly AfricanβAmerican community in New York City. ## METHODS Tumor registry records for 615 patients treated for colorec
Colorectal carcinoma in black and white race
β Scribed by William F. Anderson; Asad Umar; Otis W. Brawley
- Book ID
- 110417813
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 508 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-7659
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