Alcohol intake and breast cancer risk: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-373

  Tjønneland, Anne ^a   Christensen, Jane ^a   Olsen, Anja ^a   Stripp, Connie ^a   Thomsen, Birthe L ^a   Overvad, Kim ^b   Peeters, Petra H M ^c   Van Gils, Carla H ^c   Bueno de Mesquita, H Bas ^d   Ocké, Marga C ^d   Thiebaut, Anne ^e   Fournier, Agnès ^e   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^e   Berrino, Franco ^f   Palli, Domenico ^g   Tumino, Rosario ^h   Panico, Salvatore ⁱ   Vineis, Paolo ^j,ac   Agudo, Antonio ^k   Ardanaz, Eva ^l   Martinez Garcia, Carmen ^m   Amiano, Pilar ⁿ   Navarro, Carmen ^o   Quirós, José R ^p   Key, Tim J ^q   Reeves, Gillian ^q   Khaw, Kay Tee ^r   Bingham, Sheila ^s   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^t   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^t   Naska, Androniki ^t   Nagel, Gabriele ^u   Chang Claude, Jenny ^u   Boeing, Heiner ^v   Lahmann, Petra H ^v   Manjer, Jonas ^w   Wirfält, Elisabet ^x   Hallmans, Göran ^y   Johansson, Ingegerd ^y   Lund, Eiliv ^z   Skeie, Guri ^z   Hjartåker, Anette ^aa   Ferrari, Pietro ^ab   Slimani, Nadia ^ab   Kaaks, Rudolf ^ab   Riboli, Elio ^ac   more..

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^h CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^k CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^l INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^m ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

ⁿ Department of Public Health of Guipuzkoa ^*  (Spain)

^o DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Spain)

^p Health and Health Services Council   (Spain)

^q UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^r UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^s UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^t UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^u GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^v GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^w LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^x LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^y UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^z UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^aa CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^ab INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^ac IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Alcohol; Breast neoplasm; Cohort study; Hormone replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ETHANOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947251938     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-006-0112-9     Document Type: Article

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