Does induced or spontaneous abortion affect the risk of breast cancer?

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 521-528

  Michels, Karin B ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; induced abortion; pregnancy; pregnancy hormones; spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0029837458     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199609000-00013     Document Type: Review

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