Potential breast cancer risk factors among Saudi women aged 19-50 years in Jeddah: A case-control study

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 165-170

  Al Qutub, Sulafa T ^a   Al Raddadi, Rajaa M ^b   Bin Sadiq, Bakr M ^c   Sait, Wafa ^d   Al Gahmi, Aboelkhair ^c   Al Amoudi, Samia ^d  

^a Saudi Society for Public Health   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Research Department   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Case control study; Risk factors; Saudi women

Indexed keywords

AGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA;

AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84892162098     PISSN: 00132446     EISSN: 2090262X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EPX.0000435728.60811.bd     Document Type: Article

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