Abstracts from the First Biennial Conference on the Science of Global Prostate Cancer Disparities in Black Men
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s from the First Biennial Conference on the Science of Global Prostate Cancer Disparities in Black Men Jacksonville, FL, USA. 27-29 August 2010 Edited by Folakemi T Odedina, Vickie L Shavers, Richard Segal and Shannon Pressey Published: 11 August 2011 These abstracts are available online at http://www.infectagentscancer.com/supplements/6/S1
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