Diabetes and Cancer Screening Rates among Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Residents of Kentucky
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Diabetes and cancer screening rates among Appalachian and non-Appalachian residents of Kentucky.
BACKGROUND Having diabetes may increase the odds of late-stage breast cancer. In Kentucky, the rates of late-stage disease are higher in rural than in urban areas, particularly in rural Appalachia. The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between diabetes and cancer screening and to determine whether Appalachia residence modifies this association. METHODS One thousand thir...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.110094