Use of antibiotics and risk of breast cancer: A population-based case -Control study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 594-596

  Sorensen H T ^a   Skriver, M V ^a   Friis, S ^b   McLaughlin, J K ^c,d   Blot, W J ^c,d   Baron, J A ^e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^c INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Breast cancer; Case control study; Prescriptions; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; RISK;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RISK;

EID: 15244342904     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602313     Document Type: Article

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