Defining menopausal status in epidemiologic studies: A comparison of multiple approaches and their effects on breast cancer rates

Maturitas

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-66

  Phipps, Amanda I ^a   Ichikawa, Laura ^b   Bowles, Erin J A ^b   Carney, Patricia A ^c   Kerlikowske, Karla ^d,e,f   Miglioretti, Diana L ^a,b   Buist, Diana S M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Concordance; Incidence; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77955919250     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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