The rise and fall of breast cancer rates

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7845, 2012, Pages 7-

  Michels, Karin B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; EDITORIAL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84857617012     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d8003     Document Type: Editorial

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