A computer model for the study of breast cancer

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-360

  Carter, Kimbroe J ^a,b   Castro, Frank ^a   Kessler, Edward ^a   Erickson, Barbara ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast cancer disease; Breast cancer screening; Breast cancer staging; Computer simulation

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RELATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEMS; TUMORS;

CLINICAL TESTS;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SIMULATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038021282     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4825(03)00003-9     Document Type: Review

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