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Race as a social construct in head and neck cancer outcomes.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - 1 Mar 2011
Worsham Maria J, Divine George, Kittles Rick A
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OBJECTIVE: The authors examined ancestry informative markers (AIMs) to estimate the amount of population admixture and control for this heterogeneity for stage and survival in a primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cohort. STUDY DESIGN: Historical cohort study. SETTING: Integrated health care system. SUBJECTS: The cohort comprised 358 patients with HNSCC who self-reported race as Caucasian...
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