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Variability of cervical cancer rates across 5 Appalachian states, 1998–2003†‡

  1. Claudia Hopenhayn PhD, MPH1,2,§,*,
  2. Jessica B. King MPH3,
  3. Amy Christian MSPH1,
  4. Bin Huang MS1,
  5. W. Jay Christian MPH1

Article first published online: 3 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23749

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Cancer

Cancer

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

Volume 113, Issue Supplement 10, pages 2974–2980, 15 November 2008

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Hopenhayn, C., King, J. B., Christian, A., Huang, B. and Christian, W. J. (2008), Variability of cervical cancer rates across 5 Appalachian states, 1998–2003. Cancer, 113: 2974–2980. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23749

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  1. 1

    Markey Cancer Control Program, Lexington, Kentucky

  2. 2

    College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

  3. 3

    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

  1. §

    Fax: (859) 219-0548.

*Markey Cancer Control Program and College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, 2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite B100, Lexington, KY 40504-3381

  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 represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 3 NOV 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 18 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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