Reduction in the number of women with advanced breast cancer stage at diagnosis in Italy [2]

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-80

  Montella, M ^a   Schittulli, F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 15444376900     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200502000-00012     Document Type: Letter

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