Results of breast cancer screening in first generation migrants in Northwest Netherlands

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-255

  Visser, O ^a   Van Peppen, A M ^a   Ory F G ^b,c   Van Leeuwen, F E ^a,d  

^a Integraal Kankercentrum Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Pacemaker   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Migrants; Screening attendance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURINAME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20344402562     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200506000-00009     Document Type: Article

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