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Geographical Variation in Breast Cancer Outcomes

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  • Peter Baade

    (Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Council Queensland, P.O. Box 201, Spring Hill, QLD 4004, Australia)

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Among females worldwide, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer, accounting for 25% of all new diagnoses in 2012, and is the leading cause of cancer mortality (15% of total cancer deaths), particularly among less developed nations [1].[...]

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  • Peter Baade, 2017. "Geographical Variation in Breast Cancer Outcomes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-3, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:5:p:523-:d:98444
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