Breastfeeding reduces breast cancer risk: A case-control study in North India

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 791-795

  Babita, ^a   Kumar, Neelam ^a   Singh, Mahavir ^a   Malik, Jagbir S ^a   Kalhan, Meenakshi ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breastfeeding; Case control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMIGRAVIDA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902980056     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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