Social Class and Black-White Differences in Breast Cancer Survival.

Abstract: In the United States, Blacks have poorer survival rates than Whites for breast cancer. The root of this difference--social or genetic--is unclear. Utilizing the Western Washington Cancer Surveillance System and 1980 Census block group data, we examined social class and race as predictors o...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 76; no. 12; pp. 1400 - 1404
Main Authors: Bassett, Mary T., Krieger, Nancy
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Public Health Association Dec1986
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