Breast surgery international - Breast cancer in developing countries

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 222-226

  Sandelin, Kerstin ^a   Apffelstaedt, J P ^a   Abdullah, H ^a   Murray, E M ^a   Ajuluchuku, E U ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast surgery international; Developing world; Locally advanced breast cancer

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; AFRICA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; ONSET AGE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0036412272     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690209100302     Document Type: Review

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