Risk factors for breast cancer according to family history of breast cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 365-371

  Colditz, Graham A ^a,b,d   Rosner, Bernard A ^c   Speizer, Frank E ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029928374     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.6.365     Document Type: Article

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