Reproductive factors and the risk of breast cancer in old age: A Norwegian cohort study

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 237-243

  Horn, Julie ^a,b   Åsvold, Bjørn Olav ^a,c   Opdahl, Signe ^a   Tretli, Steinar ^a,d   Vatten, Lars J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Levanger Hospital   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age at first birth; Age factors; Breast cancer; Menarche; Menopause; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; NORWAY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84877583197     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2531-0     Document Type: Article

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