Ionizing radiation, breast cancer, and ataxia-telangiectasia

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 86, Issue 21, 1994, Pages 1571-1572

  Swift, Michael ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; NOTE; RADIATION INJURY;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 0028761632     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/86.21.1571     Document Type: Editorial

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