Mammography in developing countries: The risks associated with globalizing the experiences of the Western world

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-137

  Arslan, Alan A ^a   Formenti, Silvia C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; WESTERN EUROPE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WESTERN WORLD; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 73949088406     PISSN: 17434254     EISSN: 17434262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc1282     Document Type: Article

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