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Racial/ethnic differences in adequacy of information and support for women with breast cancer

✍ Scribed by Nancy K. Janz; Mahasin S. Mujahid; Sarah T. Hawley; Jennifer J. Griggs; Ann S. Hamilton; Steven J. Katz

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 165 KB
Volume: 113
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23660

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