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Program: 9th Biennial Symposium On Minorities, The Medically Underserved & Cancer. From Awareness To Action, The Unequal Burden Of Cancer, Intercultural Cancer Council
Program: 9th Biennial Symposium On Minorities, The Medically Underserved & Cancer. From Awareness To Action, The Unequal Burden Of Cancer, Intercultural Cancer Council
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Program details the events, speakers, attendees, and discussions during the 9th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer presented by Intercultural Cancer Council and Baylor College of Medicine. The symposium took place March 24-28, 2004 at the OMNI Shoreham in Washington, DC. See more at Intercultural Cancer Council Records.
Detecting Spatiotemporal Clusters Of Accidental Poisoning Mortality Among Texas Counties, U.S., 1980 – 2001, Ella T. Nkhoma, Chiehwen E. Hsu, Victoria I. Hunt, Ann M. Harris
Detecting Spatiotemporal Clusters Of Accidental Poisoning Mortality Among Texas Counties, U.S., 1980 – 2001, Ella T. Nkhoma, Chiehwen E. Hsu, Victoria I. Hunt, Ann M. Harris
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Background Accidental poisoning is one of the leading causes of injury in the United States, second only to motor vehicle accidents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates of accidental poisoning mortality have been increasing in the past fourteen years nationally. In Texas, mortality rates from accidental poisoning have mirrored national trends, increasing linearly from 1981 to 2001. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are spatiotemporal clusters of accidental poisoning mortality among Texas counties, and if so, whether there are variations in clustering and risk according to gender and race/ethnicity. The Spatial …