Wolfe's parenchymal pattern and percentage of the breast with mammographic densities: Redundant or complementary classifications?

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 728-732

  Brisson, Jacques ^a   Diorio, Caroline ^a   Mâsse, Benoît ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0042527260     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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