Parity, age at first childbirth and the prognosis of primary breast cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1529-1533

  Kroman, N ^a   Wohlfahrt, J ^a   West Andersen, K ^b   Mouridsen, H T ^b   Westergaard, T ^a   Melbye, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Oestrogen receptor; Prognostic factors; Reproductive factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031740041     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.718     Document Type: Article

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