A comparison of the pattern of occurrence of breast cancer in Nigerian and British women

Breast

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-95

  Gukas, Isaac D ^a   Jennings, Barbara A ^a   Mandong, Barnabas M ^b   Manasseh, Agabus N ^b   Harvey, Ian ^a   Leinster, Samuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Postmenopausal and age specific incidence rates; Premenopausal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 32244441428     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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