Reproductive factors and family history of breast cancer in relation to plasma prolactin levels in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1536-1541

  Eliassen, A Heather ^a,b   Tworoger, Shelley S ^a,b   Hankinson, Susan E ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history; Prolactin; Reproductive factors

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847633448     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22482     Document Type: Article

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