Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 89-91 , February 2010

Fear of Failure: Why American Science Is Not Winning the War on Cancer

  • Roberta B. Ness, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Roberta B. Ness, The University of Texas School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler, Suite W130, Houston, TX 77030. Tel.: 713-500-9052; Fax: 713-500-9021.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00372-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.12.001

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 89-91 , February 2010

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