Patterns of breast cancer presentation in the United States: Does geography matter?

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 545-549

  Sariego, Jack ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 67651151213     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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