Alcohol and breast cancer risk: The alcoholism paradox

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 949-951

  Kuper, H ^a   Ye, W ^b   Weiderpass, E ^b   Ekbom, A ^a,b   Trichopoulos, D ^a,b   Nyren O ^b   Adami, H O ^a,b  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Breast cancer

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033835913     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1360     Document Type: Article

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