Mammographically determined breast density and cancer risk

Radiology

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1083-

  Hall, Ferris M ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; LETTER; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREAST TUMOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION INJURY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 51549102859     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2483080512     Document Type: Letter

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