Breast cancer in priests: Follow-up of an observation made 167 years ago

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-221

  Fritschi, Lin ^a   Guenel, Pascal ^b   Ahrens, Wolfgang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CLERGY; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CLERGY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION;

EID: 77950861064     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9426-8     Document Type: Letter

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