Breast cancer risk and early diagnosis applications in Turkish women aged 50 and over

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5877-5882

  Ceber, Esin ^a   Mermer, Gulengul ^a   Okcin, Figen ^a   Sari, Dilek ^a   Demireloz, Mahide ^a   Eksioglu, Aysun ^a   Ogce, Filiz ^a   Cakir, Dilek ^a   Ozenturk, Gulsun ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast cancer risk factors; Breast self examination; Early diagnosis; Mammography

Indexed keywords

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RISK; TURKEY;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; TURKEY; WOMEN;

EID: 84890532807     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.10.5877     Document Type: Article

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