Mammographic density among indigenous women in forested areas in the state of Amapá, Brazil: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: There is no register of breast cancer cases among indigenous populations in Brazil. The objective here was to evaluate the association of clinical and demographic characteristics with mammographic density among indigenous women. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional a...

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Main Authors: José Mauro Secco, Simone Elias, Cristina Valletta de Carvalho, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Kátia Jung de Campos, Gil Facina, Afonso Celso Pinto Nazário
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2017-07-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802017000400355&lng=en&tlng=en