Breast size and mammographic pattern in relation to breast cancer risk

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-41

  Thurfjell, E ^a   Hsieh, C C ^b,c   Lipworth, L ^b,c   Ekbom, A ^b,c,d   Adami, H O ^b,c,d   Trichopoulos, D ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast size; Mammographic pattern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030070821     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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