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Editorial
. 2014 Sep;104 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S522-4.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302202.

Race and genomics in the Veterans Health Administration

Julie Lynch  1 , Angela Whatley, Uchenna S Uchendu, Said A Ibrahim
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Editorial

Race and genomics in the Veterans Health Administration

Julie Lynch et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Sep.
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Percentage of patients that are African American by cancer type: United States, 2010. Note. VA = US Department of Veterans Affairs. Source. National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov; Veterans Health Administration data: VHA Cancer Care Registry, 2010 (VACCR).
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