Current researches on breast cancer epidemiology in Korea

Breast Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-293

  Yoo, Keun Young ^a   Kang, Daehee ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fpidemiology; Genetic polymorphism; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MORTALITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1542546277     PISSN: 13406868     EISSN: 18804233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02967647     Document Type: Review

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