The incidence rate of female breast cancer in Saudi Arabia: An observational descriptive epidemiological analysis of data from Saudi cancer registry 2001–2008

Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-109

  Alghamdi, Ibrahim G ^a   Hussain, Issam I ^a   Alghamdi, Mohamed S ^b   El Sheemy, Mohamed A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b General Directorate of Health Al Baha   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer epidemiology; Epidemiology; Morbidity measure; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902551593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/BCTT.S50750     Document Type: Article

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