Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) and breast cancer incidence worldwide: A revisit of earlier findings with analysis of current trends

Chronobiology International

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 757-773

  Rybnikova, Natalia ^a   Haim, Abraham ^a   Portnov, Boris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Age standardized rates; Artificial light at night; Breast cancer; Regional differences; World countries

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIET; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; LIGHT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; LIGHT; LIGHTING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84937243086     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2015.1043369     Document Type: Article

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