The association between stressful life events and breast cancer risk: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1023-1029

  Duijts, Saskia F A ^a   Zeegers, Maurice P A ^a   Borne, Bart Vd ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Heterogeneity; Meta analysis; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPOUSE; STRESS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MEDLINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0242425892     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11504     Document Type: Article

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