Analysis of menstrual, reproductive, and life-style factors for breast cancer risk in turkish women: A case-control study

Medical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-39

  Oran, Betul ^a,c   Celik, Ismail ^a   Erman, Mustafa ^a   Baltali, Esmen ^a   Zengin, Nurullah ^b   Demirkazik, Figen ^a   Tezcan, Sabahat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Case control study; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 1842855286     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MO:21:1:31     Document Type: Article

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