Validation of the Gail et al. Model of breast cancer risk prediction and implications for chemoprevention

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 358-366

  Rockhill, Beverly ^a,c   Spiegelman, Donna ^b   Byrne, Celia ^a   Hunter, David J ^a   Colditz, Graham A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CAUCASIAN; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035819891     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/93.5.358     Document Type: Article

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