Detection of later stage breast cancer in first nations women in Ontario, Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-105

  Sheppard, Amanda J ^a,b   Chiarelli, Anna M ^a,c   Marrett, Loraine D ^a,c   Mirea, Lucia ^b,c   Diane Nishri, E ^b   Trudeau, Maureen E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Diagnosis; Indigenous population; Ontario; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950171068     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405573     Document Type: Article

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