A systematic review of the association between breastfeeding and breast cancer

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1635-1645

  Yang, Li ^a   Jacobsen, Kathryn H ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIFESPAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 57349123757     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0917     Document Type: Article

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