Moderate alcohol consumption during adult life, drinking patterns, and breast cancer risk

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1884-1890

  Chen, Wendy Y ^a,c   Rosner, Bernard ^a   Hankinson, Susan E ^a,d,e   Colditz, Graham A ^b   Willett, Walter C ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 80355148407     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1590     Document Type: Article

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