Lifetime alcohol consumption and breast cancer: A case-control study in Finland

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-18

  Männistö, Satu ^a   Virtanen, Mikko ^a   Kataja, Vesa ^b   Uusitupa, Matti ^c   Pietinen, Pirjo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Breast cancer; Case control study; Epidemiology and validity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1642633593     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980000000033     Document Type: Article

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