Breast cancer among Turkish women in Germany - Epidemiology and research agenda;Brustkrebs bei türkischen Frauen in Deutschland - Epidemiologische erkenntnisse und forschungsagenda

Zentralblatt fur Gynakologie

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-80

  Zeeb, Hajo ^a   Razum, O ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Epidemiology; Germany; Migration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TURKEY;

EID: 2442700297     PISSN: 00444197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-44908     Document Type: Article

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