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Sociodemographic determinants of cancer treatment health literacy

  1. Ted Gansler M.D., M.B.A.1,‡,*,
  2. S. Jane Henley M.S.P.H.2,
  3. Kevin Stein Ph.D.3,
  4. Eric J. Nehl M.S.4,
  5. Carol Smigal M.P.H.2,
  6. Edwin Slaughter M.A.5,†

Article first published online: 27 JUN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21194

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 104, Issue 3, pages 653–660, 1 August 2005

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Gansler, T., Henley, S. J., Stein, K., Nehl, E. J., Smigal, C. and Slaughter, E. (2005), Sociodemographic determinants of cancer treatment health literacy. Cancer, 104: 653–660. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21194

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  1. 1

    Department of Health Promotion, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia

  2. 2

    Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia

  3. 3

    Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Gerogia

  4. 4

    Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

  5. 5

    Advertising and Trends Research, Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania

  1. †

    Merck & Co., North Wales, Pennsylvania

  1. ‡

    Fax: (404) 325-9341

*Department of Health Promotion, American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 JUL 2005
  2. Article first published online: 27 JUN 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 MAR 2005
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 MAR 2005

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