AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Oct 31, 2006
Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Female Breast Cancer: Screening Rates and Stage at Diagnosis
Franco Sassi, PhD,
Harold S. Luft, PhD and
Edward Guadagnoli, PhD
Franco Sassi is with the London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England, and held visiting positions at the University of California, San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, during the study. Harold S. Luft is with the Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Edward Guadagnoli is with Harvard Medical School.


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FIGURE 1— Adjusted and unadjusted trends (rates and odds ratios) in breast cancer screening for African American vs White (a) and Hispanic vs White (b) women: selected states, 19901998.
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FIGURE 2— Adjusted and unadjusted trends (rates and odds ratios) in early stage breast cancer diagnosis for African American vs White (a) and Hispanic vs White (b) women: selected states, 19901998.
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