Diagnosis of breast cancer by X-ray diffraction of hair

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 847-856

  Corino, Gary L ^a   French, Peter W ^a  

^a Fermiscan Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Hair; Synchrotron; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA KERATIN; KERATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY DIFFRACTION; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; METABOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; KERATINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCHROTRONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 38349022273     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23085     Document Type: Article

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