Prolonged lactation reduces ovarian cancer risk in Chinese women

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 499-502

  Zhang, M ^a,c   Xie, X ^b   Lee, A H ^a   Binns, C W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Case control study; Chinese women; Lactation; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARITY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 10244249135     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200412000-00006     Document Type: Article

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