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Reaching and treating Spanish-speaking smokers through the National Cancer Institute's cancer information service†

A Randomized Controlled Trial

  1. David W. Wetter PhD1,‡,*,
  2. Carlos Mazas PhD1,
  3. Patricia Daza PhD2,
  4. Lynne Nguyen MPH3,
  5. Rachel T. Fouladi PhD4,
  6. Yisheng Li PhD5,
  7. Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel PhD3,6

Article first published online: 5 DEC 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22360

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Cancer

Cancer

Supplement: Exploring Models to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Among African American and Latino Populations: Research and Community Solutions

Volume 109, Issue Supplement 2, pages 406–413, 15 January 2007

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Wetter, D. W., Mazas, C., Daza, P., Nguyen, L., Fouladi, R. T., Li, Y. and Cofta-Woerpel, L. (2007), Reaching and treating Spanish-speaking smokers through the National Cancer Institute's cancer information service. Cancer, 109: 406–413. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22360

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  2. 2

    Department of Psychiatry, Menninger Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

  3. 3

    Cancer Information Service, The National Cancer Institute, Houston, Texas

  4. 4

    Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

  5. 5

    Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  6. 6

    Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  1. ‡

    Fax: 713-563-3445

*Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 125, Houston TX 77030, USA

  1. †

    Presented at Exploring Models to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Among African American and Latino Populations: Research and Community Solutions, Atlanta, GA, April 21–22, 2005.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 JAN 2007
  2. Article first published online: 5 DEC 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 SEP 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 JUN 2006

Funded by

  • Minority Health Research and Education Program of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Grant Numbers: R01 CA94826, R01 CA89350, R25 CA57730
  • National Cancer Institute

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