Breastfeeding, menopause, and epithelial ovarian cancer

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-191

  Siskind, Victor ^a   Green, Adèle ^a   Bain, Chris ^a   Purdie, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

incessant ovulation; lactation; menopausal status; ovarian neoplasms; parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OVARY CANCER; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031049637     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199703000-00011     Document Type: Article

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