Changes in self-reported family history of breast cancer with change in case-control status

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 517-520

  Garbers, V ^a   Toniolo, P G ^b   Taioli, E ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Epidemiology; Methods; Recall bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RELATIVE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SIBLING;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035723999     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014500204757     Document Type: Article

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