Use of antibiotics and risk of breast cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 616-619

  Garcia Rodriguez L A ^a   González Pérez, Antonio ^a,b  

^a Molecular Diagnostic Unit   (Spain)

^b Department of Pharmacoepidemiology   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Breast neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 15744370189     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi087     Document Type: Article

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