Breast cancer risk and alcohol consumption: Results from a large case-control study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 915-923

  Bowlin, Steven J ^a,b   Cristina Leske, M ^b   Varma, Andre ^b   Nasca, Philip ^c   Weinstein, Aura ^d   Caplan, Lee ^e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d State of New York Dept of Health   (United States)

^e GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Breast cancer; Case control study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 1842292087     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.5.915     Document Type: Article

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