Comorbidity as a predictor of racial and ethnic disparities in cancer in the United States population
Aims: This study aims to examine the racial and ethnic disparity in cancer prevalence and determine if comorbidities can explain this disparity. Study design: This was a cross-sectional study. Methods: The study examined cancer prevalence among adults who self-identified as White, Black, and Other r...
Main Authors: | Maxwell Akonde, Rajat Das Gupta, Ottovon Bismark Dakurah, Reston Hartsell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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Series: | Public Health in Practice |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535221001002 |
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