Does the association of education with breast cancer replicate within twin pairs A register-based study on Danish female twins

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 520-523

  Madsen, M ^a   Andersen, P K ^b   Gerster, M ^a   Nybo Andersen, A M ^c   Christensen, K ^a   Osler, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

breast neoplasm; education; social class; twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; DISEASES IN TWINS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79551597561     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6606090     Document Type: Article

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