Breast self-examination and survival from breast cancer: A prospective follow-up study

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-168

  Auvinen, Anssi ^a,b   Elovainio, Liisa ^c   Hakama, Matti ^a,d  

^a FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^b STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^c Cancer Society of Finland   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast self examination; Cancer control; Cancer survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029923708     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01806670     Document Type: Article

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