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| Nathaniel CobbSummaryAffiliation: Indian Health Service Country: USA Publications
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Introduction to the supplement on cancer in the American Indian and Alaska Native populations in the United StatesNathaniel Cobb
Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Cancer 113:1113-6. 2008..Cancer incidence rates among this population varied widely, sometimes more than 5-fold, by geographic region...
A survey of Indian Health Service and tribal health providers' colorectal cancer screening knowledge, perceptions, and practicesDonald Haverkamp
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 22:243-57. 2011..We examined Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal provider practices, beliefs about screening efficacy, and perceptions of barriers...
Regional patterns and trends in cancer mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1990-2001David Espey
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Cancer 103:1045-53. 2005..National estimates of cancer mortality indicate relatively low rates for American Indians (AIs) and Alaska Natives (ANs). However, these rates are derived from state vital records in which racial misclassification is known to exist...
Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2004, featuring cancer in American Indians and Alaska NativesDavid K Espey
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Cancer 110:2119-52. 2007..S. The 2007 report features a comprehensive compilation of cancer information for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN)...
Surveillance for health behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1997-2000Clark H Denny
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
MMWR Surveill Summ 52:1-13. 2003..Moreover, tribes and other institutions that promote AI/AN health care can use the report to document health needs when applying for resources...
Lung cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999-2004Anne Bliss
Chronic Disease Services, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Cancer 113:1168-78. 2008..Smoking, the predominant cause of lung cancer, is particularly prevalent among this population...
Disparities in breast cancer treatment among American Indian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic White Women Enrolled in MedicareRobin Taylor Wilson
Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:648-64. 2007..We identified 2,031 women (67 American Indian, 333 Hispanic and 1,631 NHW women with time to treatment information. Treatment intervals from diagnosis to surgery (all stages, 18 versus 4 days, p...
Asthma hospitalizations among American Indian and Alaska Native people and for the general US populationRosalyn J Singleton
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, USA
Chest 130:1554-62. 2006..In this study, we examined and compared hospitalization rates for AI/AN populations and the general population in the United States...
Invasive cervical cancer among American Indian women in the Northern Plains, 1994-1998: incidence, mortality, and missed opportunitiesRichard F Leman
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Public Health Rep 120:283-7. 2005..6 per 100,000 vs. 3.1 per 100,000, age adjusted) when last evaluated (from 1989 through 1993). Our goals were to update the AI/AN population cervical cancer mortality rates and to present incidence rates for AI/AN women in the region...
Venous thromboembolism hospitalizations among American Indians and Alaska NativesW Craig Hooper
Hematologic Disease Branch, Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Thromb Res 108:273-8. 2002..2 per 100,000) and lowest in the Alaska region (16.1 per 100,000). These data indicate that the overall VTE rate for AI/ANs may not have only decreased, but appears lower than the reported rate for Caucasians...
