Social determinants of breast cancer in the Caribbean: a systematic review

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the Caribbean and accounts for >1 million disability adjusted life years. Little is known about the social inequalities of this disease in the Caribbean. In support of the Rio Political Declaration on addressin...

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Main Authors:	Catherine R. Brown (Author), Ian R. Hambleton (Author), Shawn M. Hercules (Author), Miriam Alvarado (Author), Nigel Unwin (Author), Madhuvanti M. Murphy (Author), E. Nigel Harris (Author), Rainford Wilks (Author), Marlene MacLeish (Author), Louis Sullivan (Author), Natasha Sobers-Grannum (Author), The U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR) (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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