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Regional differences in colorectal cancer incidence, stage, and subsite among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004†‡§

  1. David G. Perdue MD, MSPH1,2,¶,*,
  2. Carin Perkins PhD3,
  3. Jeannette Jackson-Thompson MSPH, PhD4,
  4. Steven S. Coughlin PhD5,
  5. Faruque Ahmed PhD5,
  6. Donald S. Haverkamp MPH5,
  7. Melissa A. Jim MPH5

Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23726

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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 1179–1190, 1 September 2008

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Perdue, D. G., Perkins, C., Jackson-Thompson, J., Coughlin, S. S., Ahmed, F., Haverkamp, D. S. and Jim, M. A. (2008), Regional differences in colorectal cancer incidence, stage, and subsite among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004. Cancer, 113: 1179–1190. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23726

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  1. 1

    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Program in Health Disparities, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  2. 2

    Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota

  3. 3

    Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  4. 4

    Missouri Cancer Registry and Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

  5. 5

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

  1. Fax: (612) 870-5837

*Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., P.O. Box 14909, Minneapolis, MN 55414

  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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