Normal breast physiology: The reasons hormonal contraceptives and induced abortion increase breast-cancer risk

Issues in Law and Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 135-146

  Lanfranchi, Angela ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LACTATION; MATERNAL AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR;

ABORTION, INDUCED; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84907932790     PISSN: 87568160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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