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Cancer Disparities in the Federated States of Micronesia: Funding Challenges of a Developing Nation in Epidemiological Transition

Lana Sue I. Ka'opua PhD and DCSW and LSW School of Social Work and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Kane'ohe, Hawaii, USA
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Debra J. Holden Community Health Promotion Research, RTI International and Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Pages 296-310 | Published online: 04 May 2010

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