Age distribution of breast cancer in Lebanon: Increased percentages and age adjusted incidence rates of younger-aged groups at presentation

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 3-9

  El Saghir, Nagi S ^a   Shamseddine, Ali I ^a   Geara, Fady ^a   Bikhazi, Kamal ^a   Rahal, Boushra ^a   Salem, Ziad M K ^a   Taher, Ali ^a   Tawil, Ayman ^a   El Khatib, Ziad ^a   Abbas, Jaber ^a   Hourani, Mukbil ^a   Seoud, Moheiddine ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; LEBANON; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0042739191     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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