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Progress in cancer screening practices in the United States†

Results from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey

  1. Judith Swan M.H.S.1,‡,*,
  2. Nancy Breen Ph.D.1,
  3. Ralph J. Coates Ph.D.2,
  4. Barbara K. Rimer Dr.P.H.1,
  5. Nancy C. Lee M.D.2

Article first published online: 3 MAR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11208

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 97, Issue 6, pages 1528–1540, 15 March 2003

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Swan, J., Breen, N., Coates, R. J., Rimer, B. K. and Lee, N. C. (2003), Progress in cancer screening practices in the United States. Cancer, 97: 1528–1540. doi: 10.1002/cncr.11208

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  1. 1

    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland

  2. 2

    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

  1. ‡

    Fax: (301) 480-4077

*Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Room 5033, Bethesda, MD 20892-8315

  1. †

    This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 MAR 2003
  2. Article first published online: 3 MAR 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 NOV 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 1 NOV 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 26 AUG 2002

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