Alcohol intake and risk of breast cancer: The euramic study

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Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 150-156

  Royo Bordonada, M A ^a   Martin Moreno J M ^a   Guallar, E ^a,j   Gorgojo, L ^a   Van't Veer, P ^b   Mendez, M ^c   Huttunen, J K ^d   Martin, B C ^e   Kardinaal, A F M ^f   Fernandez Crehuet J ^g   Thamm, M ^h   Strain, J J ⁱ   Kok, F J ^b   Kohlmeier, L ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c IL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f TNO   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^h ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^j INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

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Author keywords

alcohol; breast cancer; case control studies

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 8544247152     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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