Recent trends in breast cancer incidence in Sweden

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 167-169

  Persson, I ^a   Bergstrom R ^a,b   Barlow, L ^c   Adami, H O ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^d HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Incidence; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031964555     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.26     Document Type: Article

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