Mammographic breast density by area of residence: Possible evidence of higher density in urban areas

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 365-368

  Perry, N M ^a   Allgood, Prue C ^b   Milner, S E ^a   Mokbel, K ^a   Duffy, S W ^b  

^a Princess Grace Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Area of residence; Breast cancer; Mammographic density; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONDON; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 39749193952     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079908X260907     Document Type: Article

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