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Cervical cancer incidence in the United States in the US-Mexico border region, 1998–2003†‡

  1. Steven S. Coughlin PhD1,§,¶,*,
  2. Thomas B. Richards MD1,
  3. Kiumarss Nasseri DVM, MPH, PhD2,
  4. Nancy S. Weiss MPH, PhD3,
  5. Charles L. Wiggins PhD, MSPH4,
  6. Mona Saraiya MD, MPH1,
  7. David G. Stinchcomb MA, MS5,
  8. Veronica M. Vensor MS6,‖,
  9. Carrie M. Nielson PhD, MPH7

Article first published online: 3 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23748

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Cancer

Cancer

Supplement: Assessing the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancers in the United States

Volume 113, Issue Supplement 10, pages 2964–2973, 15 November 2008

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Coughlin, S. S., Richards, T. B., Nasseri, K., Weiss, N. S., Wiggins, C. L., Saraiya, M., Stinchcomb, D. G., Vensor, V. M. and Nielson, C. M. (2008), Cervical cancer incidence in the United States in the US-Mexico border region, 1998–2003. Cancer, 113: 2964–2973. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23748

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  1. 1

    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

  2. 2

    Public Health Institute, California Cancer Registry, Santa Barbara, California

  3. 3

    Texas Cancer Registry, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona

  7. 7

    Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon

  1. §

    Environmental Epidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs

  1. Fax: (202) 266-4656

  2. ‖

    Deceased.

*Environmental Epidemiology Service (135), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20420

  1. †

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

  2. ‡

    The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the National Cancer Institute.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 3 NOV 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 JUN 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 2 JUN 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 14 APR 2008

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  • Cooperative Agreement. Grant Number: U50 DP424071-04
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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