Estimation of breast cancer risk by women aged 40 and over: A population-based study

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 392-396

  Hebert Croteau N ^a   Goggin, P ^a   Kishchuk, N ^b  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^b Recherche EKOS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE;

EID: 2642651127     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403913     Document Type: Article

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