Statistical modelling of breast cancer incidence and mortality rates in Scotland

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1248-1252

  Robertson, C ^a   Boyle, P ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age period cohort models; Breast cancer; Incidence; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030865693     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.542     Document Type: Article

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