Mammography and breast cancer: The new era

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-326

  Tabar L ^a   Dean, P B ^b  

^a Falun Central Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast; Breast carcinoma; Breast screening; Mammography

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURGERY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METASTASIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0141540854     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00262-5     Document Type: Article

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