The Relation between Survival and Age at Diagnosis in Breast Cancer

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 315, Issue 9, 1986, Pages 559-563

  Adami, Hans Olov ^a,b,c   Malker, Birgitta ^a,b,c   Holmberg, Lars ^a,b,c   Persson, Ingemar ^a,b,c   Stone, Betty ^a,b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; THERAPY;

EID: 0022455625     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198608283150906     Document Type: Article

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