Trends in breast-conserving surgery in Denmark, 1982-2002

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-114

  Ahern, Thomas P ^a   Larsson, Heidi ^b   Garne, Jens Peter ^c   Cronin Fenton, Deirdre P ^b   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a,b   Lash, Timothy L ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast Neoplasms; Epidemiology; Mastectomy; Segmental

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 38649109156     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-007-9207-1     Document Type: Article

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