Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 116-121 , April 2010

Geographic variation in breast cancer care in Switzerland

  • S. Ess

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Registry St. Gallen-Appenzell, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • A. Savidan

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Registry St. Gallen-Appenzell, Switzerland
    • ,
  • H. Frick

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Registry Grisons-Glarus, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Ch. Rageth

      Affiliations

    • Brustzentrum Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • G. Vlastos

      Affiliations

    • Senology Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
    • ,
  • U. Lütolf

      Affiliations

    • Dept Radio Oncology, Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland
    • ,
  • B. Thürlimann

      Affiliations

    • Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland

,Accepted 28 January 2010.

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Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 116-121 , April 2010

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