Breast complaints and risk of breast cancer. Population-based study of 2,879 self-selected women and long-term follow-up

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 88-92

  Lumachi, F ^a   Ermani, M ^a   Brandes, A A ^b   Boccagni, P ^b   Polistina, F ^a   Basso, S M M ^a   Favia, G ^a   D'Amico, D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast complaints; Breast neoplasm; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Prevention and control; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISCHARGE; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST LESION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036129611     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(01)00160-3     Document Type: Article

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