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Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in a rapidly transitioning Chinese population

  1. Irene O.L. Wong,
  2. Benjamin J. Cowling,
  3. Catherine Mary Schooling,
  4. Gabriel M. Leung†,*

Article first published online: 16 APR 2007

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22731

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 121, Issue 7, pages 1556–1563, 1 October 2007

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Wong, I. O.L., Cowling, B. J., Schooling, C. M. and Leung, G. M. (2007), Age-period-cohort projections of breast cancer incidence in a rapidly transitioning Chinese population. Int. J. Cancer, 121: 1556–1563. doi: 10.1002/ijc.22731

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  1. Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  1. †

    Fax: +852-2855-9528.

*Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 JUL 2007
  2. Article first published online: 16 APR 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 27 FEB 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 JAN 2007

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  • Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases
  • Health and Health Services Research Fund (RFCID/HHSRF)

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