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Persistent area socioeconomic disparities in U.S. incidence of cervical cancer, mortality, stage, and survival, 1975–2000†

  1. Gopal K. Singh Ph.D.‡,*,
  2. Barry A. Miller Dr.P.H.,
  3. Benjamin F. Hankey Sc.D.,
  4. Brenda K. Edwards Ph.D.

Article first published online: 26 JUL 2004

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20467

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 101, Issue 5, pages 1051–1057, 1 September 2004

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Singh, G. K., Miller, B. A., Hankey, B. F. and Edwards, B. K. (2004), Persistent area socioeconomic disparities in U.S. incidence of cervical cancer, mortality, stage, and survival, 1975–2000. Cancer, 101: 1051–1057. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20467

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  1. Surveillance Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

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*Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 504, MSC8316, Bethesda, MD 20892-8316

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    This article is a U.S. government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

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Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 AUG 2004
  2. Article first published online: 26 JUL 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 JUN 2004
  4. Manuscript Revised: 6 APR 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 26 FEB 2004

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