A case-control study of breast cancer in Taiwan - A low-incidence area

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 752-756

  Yang, Po Sheng ^a   Yang, Tsen Long ^a   Liu, Chien Liang ^a   Wu, Cheng Wen ^b   Shen, Chen Yang ^b  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast feeding; Cancer predisposition; Epidemiology; Reproductive hormone; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031041854     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.133     Document Type: Article

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