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Cancer health disparities among Indian and Pakistani immigrants in the United States

A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-based study from 1988 to 2003

  1. Akm Hossain MD, MPH1,
  2. Aasim Sehbai MD1,
  3. Rachel Abraham MD, MPH2,
  4. Jame Abraham MD, FACP1,†,*

Article first published online: 11 AUG 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23686

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 113, Issue 6, pages 1423–1430, 15 September 2008

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Hossain, A., Sehbai, A., Abraham, R. and Abraham, J. (2008), Cancer health disparities among Indian and Pakistani immigrants in the United States. Cancer, 113: 1423–1430. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23686

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  1. 1

    Section of Hematology/Oncology, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia

  2. 2

    Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia School of Medicine, Morgantown West Virginia

  1. †

    Fax: (304) 293-2519

*Section of Hematology/Oncology, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 9162, Morgantown, WV 26508

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 SEP 2008
  2. Article first published online: 11 AUG 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 28 MAR 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 24 MAR 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 3 JAN 2008

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