Early diagnosis, place of diagnosis and persistent differences at 10 years in breast cancer survival. Hospitals and breast clinic cases prognosis

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-287

  Barchielli, A ^a,c   Paci, E ^b,c   Balzi, D ^a,c   Bianchi, S ^b,c   Crocetti, E ^b,c   Rosselli Del Turco, M ^b,c   Buiatti, E ^a,c  

^a Local Health Unit 10   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer registry; Early diagnosis; Mammography; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032824283     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199908000-00003     Document Type: Article

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