Infant feeding and the incidence of endometrial cancer

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1316-1321

  Xue, Fei ^a,b,c   Hilakivi Clarke, Leena A ^d   Maxwell, G Larry ^e   Hankinson, Susan E ^b,c   Michels, Karin B ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST FEEDING; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 53349102308     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0108     Document Type: Article

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