A nested case-control study of female breast cancer in Karunagappally cohort in Kerala, India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-246

  Jayalekshmi, P ^a   Varughese, Sunoj C ^a   Kalavathi, ^b   Krishnan Nair, M ^c   Jayaprakash, V ^a   Gangadharan, P ^d   Nair, Raghu Ram K ^b   Akiba, Suminori ^e  

^a Natural Background Radiation Cancer Registry ^*  (India)

^b REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^c SUT Institute of Oncology   (India)

^d AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^e KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Karunagappally, Kerala, India; Nested case control study; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651102624     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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