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Factors that influence mammography use and breast cancer detection among Mexican-American and African-American women

✍ Scribed by Rachel Zenuk Garcia; Scott C. Carvajal; Anna V. Wilkinson; Patricia A. Thompson; Jesse N. Nodora; Ian K. Komenaka; Abenaa Brewster; Giovanna I. Cruz; Betsy C. Wertheim; Melissa L. Bondy; María Elena Martínez

Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 258 KB
Volume: 23
Category: Article
ISSN: 0957-5243
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-011-9865-x

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