Combined performance of physical examination, mammography, and ultrasonography for breast cancer screening among Chinese women: a follow-up study

Current Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue S1, 2012, Pages 22-30

  Huang, Y ^a   Kang, M ^b   Li, H ^c   Li, J Y ^a   Zhang, J Y ^a   Liu, L H ^b   Liu, X T ^b   Zhao, Y ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Li, C C ^a   Lee, H ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Second People's Hospital of Sichuan   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chinese women; follow up study; mammography; mass screening; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875742710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.19.1137     Document Type: Article

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