Urban Native American health issues

CancerPublished 1 March 2000

Linda Burhansstipanov

DOI10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(20000301)88:5+<1207::aid-cncr5>3.0.co;2-t

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TL;DR

An overview of urban‐dwelling American Indians and Alaska Natives is presented, including a summary of data issues and a brief overview of historical and related social changes resulting in migration from reservations to urban areas.

Abstract

A greater proportion of funding needs to be allocated to community-driven, culturally respectful, multiyear behavioral research to improve the screening, treatment, and survival of American Indian women with breast carcinoma.

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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