Risk factors for breast cancer in Turkish women: A hospital-based case-control study

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-184

  Beji, N K ^a   Reis, N ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age at first birth; Body mass index; Breast cancer; Family history of cancer; Lactation; Parity; Risk factor; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 33947210090     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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