Effect of breast self-examination techniques on the risk of death from breast cancer

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1205-1212

  Harvey, Bart J ^a   Miller, Anthony B ^a   Baines, Cornelia J ^a   Corey, Paul N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANADA; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SELF REPORT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030724616     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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