Breast cancer screening in developing countries

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-290

  Panieri, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

breast cancer; early detection; mammography; screening

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84858753338     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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