Breast cancer in Singapore: Trends in incidence 1968-1992

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-45

  Seow, A ^a   Duffy, S W ^b   McGee, M A ^b   Lee, J ^a   Lee, H P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age period cohort; Breast cancer; Ethnic groups; Incidence trends; Population based

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE;

AGE FACTORS; ASIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ETHNIC GROUPS; INCIDENCE--CHANGES; MEASUREMENT; NEOPLASMS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SINGAPORE; SOUTHEASTERN ASIA; TIME FACTORS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0030057582     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.1.40     Document Type: Article

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