Breast cancer in Tunisia: Epidemiologic characteristics and trends in incidence;Cancer du sein en Tunisie: Caracteristiques epidemiologiques et tendance evolutive de l'incidence

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 417-425

  Ben Abdallah, M ^a   Zehani, S ^a   Maalej, M ^a   Hsairi, M ^b   Hechiche, M ^a   Ben Romdhane, K ^a   Boussen, H ^a   Saadi, A ^a   Achour, N ^b   Ben Ayed, F ^a  

^a SALAH AZAIEZ INSTITUTE   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Age; Birth cohort; Breast cancer; Incidence; Late diagnosis; Screening; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; TUNISIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649209351     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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