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Methods for improving cancer surveillance data in American Indian and Alaska Native populations†‡§

  1. David K. Espey MD1,¶,*,
  2. Charles L. Wiggins MPH, PhD2,
  3. Melissa A. Jim MPH1,
  4. Barry A. Miller DrPH3,
  5. Christopher J. Johnson MPH4,
  6. Tom M. Becker MD, PhD5

Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23724

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Cancer

Cancer

Supplement: An Update on Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004

Volume 113, Issue Supplement 5, pages 1120–1130, 1 September 2008

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Espey, D. K., Wiggins, C. L., Jim, M. A., Miller, B. A., Johnson, C. J. and Becker, T. M. (2008), Methods for improving cancer surveillance data in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Cancer, 113: 1120–1130. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23724

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  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    New Mexico Tumor Registry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    Cancer Data Registry of Idaho, Boise, Idaho

  5. 5

    Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon

  1. Fax: (505) 248-4393

*Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention, Indian Health Service, 5300 Homestead NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

  1. †

    This supplement was sponsored by Cooperative Agreement Number U50 DP424071-04 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.

  2. ‡

    The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  3. §

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

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 JUN 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 5 MAY 2008

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