Adolescent reproductive events and subsequent breast cancer risk

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1244-1247

  Marcus, Pamela M ^a,b   Baird, Donna Day ^c   Millikan, Robert C ^b   Moorman, Patricia G ^b,d   Qaqish, Bahjat ^b   Newman, Beth ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0032785256     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.8.1244     Document Type: Article

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