Possible association between nanobacteria and malignant microcalcifications in breast cancer [5]

Breast Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-

  Altundag, Kadri ^a   Altundag, Ozden ^b   Akyurek, Serap ^c   Atik, Mustafa A ^d  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Baylor College of Medicine ^*

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOPARTICLE;

BACTERIUM; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; CRYSTAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAMMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33646240365     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00264.x     Document Type: Letter

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