Epidemiology of breast cancer in Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 369-374

  Yip, Cheng Har ^a   Taib, Nur Aishah Mohd ^a   Mohamed, Ibraham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Comprehensive control; Epidemiology; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALAYSIA; REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALAYSIA;

EID: 39049184141     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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