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Original Articles

Cancer Fatalism and Its Demographic Correlates Among African American and Hispanic Women

Effects on Adherence to Cancer Screening

, MS, , PhD, , MD, , PhD & , MA
Pages 47-60 | Received 28 Jul 2003, Accepted 01 Apr 2004, Published online: 23 Sep 2008

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