Cultural basis for differences between US and French clinical recommendations for women at increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9156, 1999, Pages 919-920

  Eisinger, F ^a   Geller, G ^c   Burke, W ^b   Holtzman, N A ^c  

^a INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033551029     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)07516-3     Document Type: Note

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