History of childbearing and colorectal cancer risk in women aged less than 60: An analysis of Swedish routine registry data 1960-1984

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 170-175

  Broeders, Mireille J M ^a   Lambe, Mats ^b   Baron, John A ^c   Leon, David A ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029929198     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960410)66:2<170::aid-ijc5>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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