Having children with different men and subsequent cancer risk. A nationwide study in Denmark

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1374-1377

  Campi, R ^a,b   Frydenberg, M ^c   Basso, O ^a   Ebbesen, P ^d   Olsen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b Lab for Mother and Child Health   (Italy)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Foetal antigens; Multiple partners; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; OVARY CANCER; PARITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARITY; RISK; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 2342597801     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601666     Document Type: Article

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