Induced abortion and risk for breast cancer: Reporting (recall) bias in a Dutch case-control study

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 1759-1764

  Rookus, Matti A ^a   Van Leeuwen, Flora E ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029852886     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.23.1759     Document Type: Article

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