Mammographic calcifications and risk of subsequent breast cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 230-235

  Thomas, David B ^a   Whitehead, John ^b   Dorse, Cameron ^c   Threatt, Barbara Anne ^d   Gilbert, Fred I ^e   Present, Arthur J ^f   Carlile, Thomas ^f  

^a FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Information Services   (Australia)

^d Pacific Health Research Institute ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK;

EID: 0027450594     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/85.3.230     Document Type: Article

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