Breast cancer and combined oral contraceptives: Results from a multinational study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 110-119

  Berry, Geoffrey ^a   MacLennan, Robert ^a   Shearman, Rodney ^a   Jelihovsky, Tatiana ^a   Booth, Joan Cooper ^a   Molina, Ramiro ^b,p   Martinez, Luis ^b,p   Salas, Oriana ^b,p   Dabancens, Alfredo ^b,p   Zhiheng, Chen ^c   Yun, Tao ^c   Wei, Hu Yong ^c   Cuadros, Alvaro ^d   Aristizabal, Nubia ^d   Ebeling, K ^e   Nishan, P ^e   Kunde, D ^e   Modan, Baruch ^f   Ron, Elaine ^f   Alfandary, Ester ^f   Mati, J G ^g   Kenya, Patrick ^g   Kungu, Alfred ^g   Gatei, D ^g   Cuevas, Hector Rodriguez ^h   Salazar, Socorro Benavides ^h   Palet, Antonio ^h   Ontiveros, Patricia ^h   Apelo, Ruben A ⁱ   de la Cruz, Julietta R ⁱ   Baens, Jose ⁱ   Javier, Benita ⁱ   Silpisornkosol, Suporn ^j   Pardthaisong, Tieng ^j   Martin, Nimit ^j   Theetranont, Choti ^j   Boosiri, Banpot ^k   Chutivongse, Supawat ^k   Virutamasen, Pramuan ^k   Wongsrichanalai, Chansuda ^k   Jimakorn, Prasarn ^k   Koetsawang, Suporn ^l   Rachawat, Daungdao ^l   Chantarakul, Nivat ^l   Stalsberg, Helge ^m   Thomas, David B ⁿ   Noonan, Elizabeth A ⁿ   Holck, Susan ^o   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^d Hospital Universitario   (Colombia)

^e Saxonian Academy of Sciences   (Germany)

^f SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^h HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^j CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^k CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^l MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

ⁿ FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^o WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^p HOSPITAL DEL SALVADOR   (Chile)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM STAGING; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0025044624     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1990.23     Document Type: Article

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