Time trends and regional differences in registration, stage distribution, surgical management and survival of breast cancer in Denmark

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1783-1793

  Jensena, A R ^a   Ewertz, M ^b   Cold, S ^c   Storm, H H ^d   Overgaard, J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Epidemiology; Regional differences; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DENMARK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0042347729     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00377-0     Document Type: Article

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