Self-reported stress levels predict subsequent breast cancer in a cohort of Swedish women

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 377-381

  Helgesson, O ^a   Cabrera, C ^a,b   Lapidus, L ^a   Bengtsson, C ^a   Lissner, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Population study; Prospective design; Stress; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0242301746     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200310000-00006     Document Type: Article

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