Family history score as a predictor of breast cancer mortality: Prospective data from the cancer prevention study II, United States, 1982- 1991

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 652-659

  Yang, Quanhe ^a   Khoury, Muin J ^b   Rodriguez, Carmen ^c   Galle, Eugenia E ^c   Tatham, Lilith M ^c   Dana Flanders, W ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Cohort studies; Family characteristics; Family history score; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032054515     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009506     Document Type: Article

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