Risk of breast cancer in men with liver cirrhosis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-233

  Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a   Friis, Søren ^b   Olsen, Joørgen H ^b   Thulstrup, Ane Marie ^b   Mellemkjær, Lene ^b   Linet, Martha ^b   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^b   Vilstrup, Hendrik ^b   Olsen, Jørn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; DENMARK; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032008446     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(97)00050-6     Document Type: Article

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