The prognostic significance of previous benign breast disease for women with carcinoma of the breast

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-104

  Ahmed, Sharmila ^a,b   Tartter, Paul I ^a,c   Jothy, Serge ^b   Brower, Steven T ^a   Bratton, Joan ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029740330     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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