Circadian disrupting exposures and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 533-547

  He, Chunla ^a   Anand, Sonia Taj ^a   Ebell, Mark H ^a   Vena, John E ^b   Robb, Sara Wagner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Circadian disruption; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTOPERIOD; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84939881785     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-014-0986-x     Document Type: Article

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