Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 413-418 , August 2010

Does consanguinity lead to decreased incidence of breast cancer?

  • Abdulbari Bener

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Medical Statistics & Epidemiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Hamad General Hospital, Qatar
    • Dept. Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • Dept. of Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Dept. of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Weill Cornell Medical College, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. Tel.: +974 439 3765/3766; fax: +974 439 3769.
    • ,
  • Hanadi Rafii El Ayoubi

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
    • Dept. of Oncology & Hematology, Al Amal Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
    • ,
  • Awab Ibrahim Ali

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
    • ,
  • Aisha Al-Kubaisi

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
    • ,
  • Haya Al-Sulaiti

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar

,Accepted 9 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.04.004

Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 413-418 , August 2010

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