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Profound changes in breast cancer incidence may reflect changes into a Westernized lifestyle: A comparative population-based study in Singapore and Sweden

  1. Kee-Seng Chia1,2,†,*,
  2. Marie Reilly3,
  3. Chuen-Seng Tan1,
  4. Jeannette Lee1,2,
  5. Yudi Pawitan3,
  6. Hans-Olov Adami3,
  7. Per Hall3,
  8. Benjamin Mow4

Article first published online: 13 SEP 2004

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20561

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 113, Issue 2, pages 302–306, 10 January 2005

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Chia, K.-S., Reilly, M., Tan, C.-S., Lee, J., Pawitan, Y., Adami, H.-O., Hall, P. and Mow, B. (2005), Profound changes in breast cancer incidence may reflect changes into a Westernized lifestyle: A comparative population-based study in Singapore and Sweden. Int. J. Cancer, 113: 302–306. doi: 10.1002/ijc.20561

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  1. 1

    Center for Molecular Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

  2. 2

    Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

  3. 3

    Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

  4. 4

    Department of Hematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore

  1. †

    Fax: +65-67-791-489

*Center for Molecular Epidemiology, c/o Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine (MD3), Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, 117597, Singapore

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 NOV 2004
  2. Article first published online: 13 SEP 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 22 JUN 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 7 DEC 2003

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