Life events and the risk of breast cancer: A case-control study

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2049-2052

  Ginsberg, A ^a   Price, S ^a   Ingram, D ^a,b   Nottage, E ^a  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

breast cancer; life events; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030297960     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(96)00275-4     Document Type: Article

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