Risk of breast cancer among Norwegian women with visual impairment

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 397-399

  Kliukiene, J ^a   Tynes, T ^a,b   Andersen, A ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blindness; Breast cancer; Melatonin; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR GROWTH; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0035128737     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1617     Document Type: Article

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