Adverse life-events and risk of breast cancer: A meta-analysis

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-17

  Petticrew, Mark ^a   Fraser, Jeannine M ^a   Regan, Martin F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLISHING;

EID: 0033038605     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910799168434     Document Type: Article

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