Mammographic density and breast cancer risk: Evaluation of a novel method of measuring breast tissue volumes

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1754-1762

  Boyd, Norman ^a   Martin, Lisa ^a   Gunasekara, Anoma ^a,b   Melnichouk, Olga ^a   Maudsley, Gord ^b   Peressotti, Chris ^b   Yaffe, Martin ^b   Minkin, Salomon ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67449085957     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0107     Document Type: Article

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