The contribution of reproductive factors and family history towards premenopausal breast cancer risk in kuala lumpur, malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-226

  Mohd Razif, S ^a,b   Sulaiman, S ^a   Hanie, S Soraya ^a   Aina, E Nor ^c   Rohaizak, M ^d   Fuad, I ^d   Nurismah, M I ^d   Sharifah, N A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Case control studies; Family history; Premenopausal; Reproductive; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PREMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80054107530     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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