Mammographic densities and risk of breast cancer among subjects with a family history of this disease

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 1404-1408

  Boyd, Norman F ^a,b   Lockwood, Gina A ^c   Martin, Lisa J ^c   Knight, Julia A ^c   Jong, Roberta A ^c   Fishell, Eve ^c   Byng, Jeff W ^c   Yaffe, Martin J ^c   Tritchler, David L ^c  

^a CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033581159     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.16.1404     Document Type: Article

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