Alcohol and breast cancer in women: A pooled analysis of cohort studies

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 535-540

  Smith Warner, Stephanie A ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Yaun, Shiaw Shyuan ^b   Van Den Brandt, Piet A ^c   Folsom, Aaron R ^d   Goldbohm, R Alexandra ^e   Graham, Saxon ^f   Holmberg, Lars ^g   Howe, Geoffrey R ^h   Marshall, James R ⁱ   Miller, Anthony B ^h   Potter, John D ^j   Speizer, Frank E ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b,k   Wolk, Alicja ^l   Hunter, David J ^a,b,k  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^j USA   (United States)

^k HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^l KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032542542     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.7.535     Document Type: Review

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