Breast cancer and risk factors in an African population: A case referent study

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 268-270

  Amir, H ^b   Makwaya, C K ^b   Aziz, M R ^b   Jessani, S ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH STATUS; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MARRIAGE; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; PARITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TANZANIA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0031739518     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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