Declining use of mastectomy for invasive breast cancer in Canada, 1981-2000

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 336-340

  Gaudette, Leslie A ^a   Gao, Ru Nie ^a   Spence, Andrea ^b   Shi, Fan ^a   Johansen, Helen ^c   Olivotto, Ivo A ^d  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4944228940     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405141     Document Type: Article

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