Stressful life events and risk of breast cancer in 10,808 women: A cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 415-423

  Lillberg, Kirsi ^a,b   Verkasalo, Pia K ^b,c   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,c   Teppo, Lyly ^d,e   Helenius, Hans ^b   Koskenvuo, Markku ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Cohort studies; Life change events; Stress, psychological

Indexed keywords

CANCER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; STRESS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037371085     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg002     Document Type: Article

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