Does Age at the Last Birth Affect Breast Cancer Risk?

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 118-121

  Hsieh, C C ^a   Chan, H W ^b   Lambe, M ^c   Ekbom, A ^b,c   Adami, H O ^b,c   Trichopoulos, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age at birth; Breast cancer; Parity

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030003502     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00528-5     Document Type: Article

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