Open AccessAssessing Cancer Stage and Screening Disparities among Native American Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo,
Kristin Cina,
Petra Helbig,
Kevin Molloy,
Mary Reiner,
E. Francis Cook,
Daniel G. Petereit
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
public health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.202
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-2877
pISSN - 0033-3549
DOI - 10.1177/003335490912400111
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , cancer screening , ethnic group , psychological intervention , health equity , gerontology , public health , family medicine , demography , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology
Disparities in cancer-related health outcomes exist among Native Americans. This article assesses barriers to timely and effective cancer care among Native American cancer patients.