How accurately does the medical record capture maternal history of cancer?

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 765-768

  Husson, Gail ^a   Herrinton, Lisa J ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PEDIGREE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033910644     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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