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Racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of invasive cervical cancer in Florida

  1. Nitin R. Patel MPH1,
  2. Dana E. Rollison PhD1,
  3. Jill Barnholtz-Sloan PhD2,
  4. Jill MacKinnon PhD3,
  5. Lee Green PhD4,
  6. Anna R. Giuliano PhD1,†,*

Article first published online: 19 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24427

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 17, pages 3991–4000, 1 September 2009

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Patel, N. R., Rollison, D. E., Barnholtz-Sloan, J., MacKinnon, J., Green, L. and Giuliano, A. R. (2009), Racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of invasive cervical cancer in Florida. Cancer, 115: 3991–4000. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24427

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida

  2. 2

    Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

  3. 3

    Florida Cancer Data System, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

  4. 4

    Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida

  1. †

    Fax: (813) 745-5606

*Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Program Leader, Risk Assessment, Detection, and Intervention Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, MRC-CANCONT, Tampa, FL 33612-9416

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 19 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 14 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 1 JUL 2008

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  • Merck and Company, Inc.. Grant Number: 32088

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