Multiparity and the risk of premenopausal breast cancer: Different effects across ethnic groups in Singapore

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 553-558

  Verkooijen, Helena M ^a,b   Yap, Karen P L ^a   Bhalla, Vineta ^c   Chow, Khuan Yew ^d   Chia, Kee Seng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b GENEVA CANCER REGISTRY   (Switzerland)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^d Health Promotion Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Ethnicity; Parity; Population based; Premenopausal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHINESE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549087960     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-9947-y     Document Type: Article

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