Induced abortion in relation to breast cancer among parous women: A birth certificate registry study

Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-180

  Tang, Mei Tzu C ^a,b   Weiss, Noel S ^a,b   Malone, Kathleen E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Case control study; Cohort study; Induced abortion; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; SEER PROGRAM; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0034003704     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200003000-00016     Document Type: Article

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