Breast cancer: An increasing public health problem in the Asia pacific region

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 364-367

  Binns, Colin ^a   Low, Wah Yun ^b   Lee, Mi Kyung ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRENDS; BREAST TUMOR; EDITORIAL;

ASIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84884535860     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539513505050     Document Type: Review

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