Breastfeeding history, pregnancy experience and risk of breast cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 118-123

  Enger, S M ^a   Ross, R K ^a   Henderson, B ^a   Bernstein, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Breastfeeding; Population based case control study; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0030978760     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.346     Document Type: Article

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