Bias in breast cancer analyses due to error in age at menopause

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 404-408

  Rockhill, Beverly ^a,c   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b   Rosner, Bernard ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Breast neoplasms; Hysterectomy; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MENOPAUSE;

EID: 0034651514     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010220     Document Type: Article

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